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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... dorsally and no longer ... sit in lunate "tea ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Superficialis Finger ... Evaluate the injured finger ... flex the isolated finger ... partial or complete tear ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
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Achenbach’s Syndrome - A previously healthy 66-year-old woman presented with sudden-onset pain and bruising in her
previously healthy 66-year-old ... her right middle finger ... skin color of the fingers ... DigitalBleeding #NEJM
Finger Collateral Ligament Stress Test

Ulnar collateral ligament stability can be tested at zero and thirty degrees
Finger Collateral ... valgus force to the finger ... varus force to the finger ... complete ligament tear ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
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Elson's Test - Extensor Digitorum Finger Examination

Elson's test evaluates for partial or complete tear of the
Extensor Digitorum Finger ... partial or complete tear ... #Elsons #Test #Finger ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
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Primary Syphilis
Usually, a single ulcer (chancre) appears at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
Sometimes, lymph nodes near ... obvious, i.e. inter-vaginally ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Photo
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test

Isolate the distal interphalangeal joint over the edge of the table and observe
partial or complete tear ... known as Jersey finger ... #Test #Jersey #Finger ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
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Tuberculosis of the Finger- ...Physical examination of the affected finger revealed soft-tissue swelling, with erythema and
Tuberculosis of the Finger ... of the affected finger ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #Fite #stain ... #tuberculosis #finger
Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis

50-year-old man, kidney transplant, with post-transplant diabetes. Inpatient for pneumonia. It evolves with delirium,
Tenosynovitis 50-year-old ... of pain in his fingers ... aspect of the finger ... extension and finger ... #Clinical #Photo
Koilonychia in Iron-Deficiency Anemia- A 54-year-old woman presented to the primary care clinic with fatigue and
Iron-Deficiency Anemia- A 54-year-old ... fatigue and a 7-year ... second and third fingers ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #koilonychia