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🦶 Too Many Toes Sign
The Too Many Toes Sign is a clinical finding associated with posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) and progressive collapsing foot deformity.
👣 Viewed from behind, increased visibility of the lateral toes suggests forefoot abduction and loss of Link: wikism.org/Too_Many_Toes_…
#TooManyToesSign #PTTD #Flatfoot #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam
The Too Many Toes Sign is a clinical finding associated with posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) and progressive collapsing foot deformity.
👣 Viewed from behind, increased visibility of the lateral toes suggests forefoot abduction and loss of Link: wikism.org/Too_Many_Toes_…
#TooManyToesSign #PTTD #Flatfoot #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam
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🩺 A 32-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus presents with bilateral hand pain, morning stiffness, and progressive finger deformities. Examination reveals ulnar deviation that is passively correctable.
❓ What type of arthropathy is most likely responsible for these nswer in the comments 👇
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#Lupus #LupusArthritis #Rheumatology #ClinicalMedicine #MedicalEducation
❓ What type of arthropathy is most likely responsible for these nswer in the comments 👇
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#Lupus #LupusArthritis #Rheumatology #ClinicalMedicine #MedicalEducation
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🦵 Tibial External Rotation Test
This physical examination maneuver evaluates patellar instability by comparing resisted knee extension with the tibia internally and externally rotated.
A positive test produces lateral patellar subluxation or apprehension during external r 25° of knee flexion.
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Tibial_Externa…
#SportsMedicine #PatellarInstability #KneeExam #PhysicalExamination #Orthopedics
This physical examination maneuver evaluates patellar instability by comparing resisted knee extension with the tibia internally and externally rotated.
A positive test produces lateral patellar subluxation or apprehension during external r 25° of knee flexion.
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Tibial_Externa…
#SportsMedicine #PatellarInstability #KneeExam #PhysicalExamination #Orthopedics
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Which structure deepens the hip socket and increases coverage of the femoral head?
A. Iliofemoral ligament
B. Ligamentum teres
C. Acetabular labrum
D. Transverse acetabular ligament
Leave your answer in the comments 👇
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#HipAnatomy #AnatomyQuiz #SportsMedicine #MedEd
A. Iliofemoral ligament
B. Ligamentum teres
C. Acetabular labrum
D. Transverse acetabular ligament
Leave your answer in the comments 👇
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#HipAnatomy #AnatomyQuiz #SportsMedicine #MedEd
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A 24-year-old baseball player develops pain on the ulnar side of his palm after swinging a bat. Gripping the bat reproduces the pain. He has focal hypothenar tenderness and intact sensation. The X-ray shows a hook of hamate fracture.
How would you immobilize his hand, and what ange?
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#HookOfHamate #HandFracture #SportsMedicine #EmergencyMedicine #MedicalEducation
How would you immobilize his hand, and what ange?
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#HookOfHamate #HandFracture #SportsMedicine #EmergencyMedicine #MedicalEducation
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🧠 Which nerve innervates the serratus anterior?
A. Dorsal scapular nerve
B. Thoracodorsal nerve
C. Long thoracic nerve
D. Suprascapular nerve
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#Anatomy #SerratusAnterior #MedicalEducation #SportsMedicine #MSK
A. Dorsal scapular nerve
B. Thoracodorsal nerve
C. Long thoracic nerve
D. Suprascapular nerve
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#Anatomy #SerratusAnterior #MedicalEducation #SportsMedicine #MSK
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🖐️ Tinel's Test – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Tinel's Test evaluates median nerve irritation at the wrist. Gently tap over the carpal tunnel. A positive test reproduces tingling, numbness, or electric shock-like sensations in the median nerve distribution.
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Tinels_Test
#TinelsTest #CarpalTunnelSyndrome #MedianNerve #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine
Tinel's Test evaluates median nerve irritation at the wrist. Gently tap over the carpal tunnel. A positive test reproduces tingling, numbness, or electric shock-like sensations in the median nerve distribution.
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Tinels_Test
#TinelsTest #CarpalTunnelSyndrome #MedianNerve #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine
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A 38-year-old cyclist reports tingling in the little finger and ulnar half of the ring finger, worse with prolonged elbow flexion and leaning on a desk. Strength is normal, with no muscle wasting.
What is the best initial management?
Leave your answer in the comments 👇
🔗 unnelSyndrome #UlnarNerve #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation #Orthopedics
What is the best initial management?
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🔗 unnelSyndrome #UlnarNerve #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation #Orthopedics
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🦴 Tibial Fulcrum Test
The Tibial Fulcrum Test is a physical examination maneuver used to evaluate suspected tibial stress fractures.
🩺 The examiner applies a controlled bending force to the tibial shaft while supporting the leg. Reproduction of focal pain suggests a possible wikism.org/Tibial_Fulcrum…
#TibialFulcrumTest #StressFracture #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #Orthopedics
The Tibial Fulcrum Test is a physical examination maneuver used to evaluate suspected tibial stress fractures.
🩺 The examiner applies a controlled bending force to the tibial shaft while supporting the leg. Reproduction of focal pain suggests a possible wikism.org/Tibial_Fulcrum…
#TibialFulcrumTest #StressFracture #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #Orthopedics
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Standing on one leg takes more than balance! 🦵 During right single-leg stance, which muscles prevent the left side of the pelvis from dropping?
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#Anatomy #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation #HipAnatomy #PhysicalExam
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#Anatomy #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation #HipAnatomy #PhysicalExam
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🦶 The Tibialis Anterior Passive Stretch Test helps evaluate tibialis anterior tendinopathy.
🔍 Technique: Passively plantarflex and evert the ankle to stretch the tibialis anterior tendon.
✅ Positive Test: Reproduction of localized pain along the anterior ankle or tendon.
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#TibialisAnterior #Tendinopathy #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #AnklePain
🔍 Technique: Passively plantarflex and evert the ankle to stretch the tibialis anterior tendon.
✅ Positive Test: Reproduction of localized pain along the anterior ankle or tendon.
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#TibialisAnterior #Tendinopathy #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #AnklePain
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🖐️ Test your wrist anatomy knowledge! Which tendon travels through a separate compartment outside the carpal tunnel proper?
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#Anatomy #CarpalTunnel #HandAnatomy #MedicalEducation #SportsMedicine
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#Anatomy #CarpalTunnel #HandAnatomy #MedicalEducation #SportsMedicine
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👍 The Thumb UCL Stress Test evaluates the integrity of the ulnar collateral ligament at the thumb MCP joint, commonly injured in **Skier’s Thumb or Gamekeeper’s Thumb**.
🩺 Apply a valgus stress to the thumb MCP joint with the joint in extension and approximately 30° of st: Excessive valgus laxity or absence of a firm endpoint suggests a UCL tear.
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Thumb_UCL_Stre…
#ThumbUCL #SkiersThumb #GamekeepersThumb #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExamination
🩺 Apply a valgus stress to the thumb MCP joint with the joint in extension and approximately 30° of st: Excessive valgus laxity or absence of a firm endpoint suggests a UCL tear.
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Thumb_UCL_Stre…
#ThumbUCL #SkiersThumb #GamekeepersThumb #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExamination
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How well do you know your shoulder anatomy? 🦴 Which structures form the acromioclavicular joint?
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#ShoulderAnatomy #ACJoint #MusculoskeletalAnatomy #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
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#ShoulderAnatomy #ACJoint #MusculoskeletalAnatomy #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
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🦴 🚨 A 28-year-old male presents to the emergency department following a high-speed motor vehicle collision. He reports severe left thigh pain and is unable to bear weight. Examination reveals significant thigh swelling, deformity, and tenderness. Distal pulses and sensation are demonstrate the injury shown above.
❓ What is the most appropriate initial management, and what is the definitive treatment for this injury?
👇 Leave your answer in the comments!
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Femoral_Shaft_…
#FemoralShaftFracture #Orthopedics #EmergencyMedicine #Trauma #MedicalEducation
❓ What is the most appropriate initial management, and what is the definitive treatment for this injury?
👇 Leave your answer in the comments!
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Femoral_Shaft_…
#FemoralShaftFracture #Orthopedics #EmergencyMedicine #Trauma #MedicalEducation
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🩺 Dunphy Sign – Appendicitis
The Dunphy Sign is a physical examination finding characterized by right lower quadrant abdominal pain that worsens with coughing.
🔍 Positive Test: Reproduction of localized abdominal pain during coughing, suggesting peritoneal irritation ppendicitis.
💡 Clinical Pearl: A positive test supports suspected appendicitis but is not diagnostic on its own.
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Dunphy_Sign
#DunphySign #Appendicitis #PhysicalExamination #EmergencyMedicine #MedicalEducation
The Dunphy Sign is a physical examination finding characterized by right lower quadrant abdominal pain that worsens with coughing.
🔍 Positive Test: Reproduction of localized abdominal pain during coughing, suggesting peritoneal irritation ppendicitis.
💡 Clinical Pearl: A positive test supports suspected appendicitis but is not diagnostic on its own.
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Dunphy_Sign
#DunphySign #Appendicitis #PhysicalExamination #EmergencyMedicine #MedicalEducation
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🦴 Avascular Necrosis of the Hip
When blood supply to the femoral head is disrupted, bone tissue dies—potentially leading to collapse and secondary hip arthritis.
🔎 Key findings:
• Progressive groin pain, often worse with weight bearing
• Painful, restricted hip internal include corticosteroid use, excessive alcohol use, and prior hip trauma
💡 Clinical pearl: Early X-rays may appear normal. If suspicion remains high, MRI can detect disease before femoral head collapse.
Early recognition and orthopedic evaluation may allow joint-preserving treatment.
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#AvascularNecrosis #HipPain #Osteonecrosis #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
When blood supply to the femoral head is disrupted, bone tissue dies—potentially leading to collapse and secondary hip arthritis.
🔎 Key findings:
• Progressive groin pain, often worse with weight bearing
• Painful, restricted hip internal include corticosteroid use, excessive alcohol use, and prior hip trauma
💡 Clinical pearl: Early X-rays may appear normal. If suspicion remains high, MRI can detect disease before femoral head collapse.
Early recognition and orthopedic evaluation may allow joint-preserving treatment.
🔗 Link in bio.
#AvascularNecrosis #HipPain #Osteonecrosis #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
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👍 Thumb MCP Extension Test. Pain at the base of the thumb? This maneuver helps assess for thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis.
🖐️ Ask the patient to extend the thumb at the MCP joint while applying resistance over the dorsal proximal phalanx.
✅ A positive test first CMC joint.
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Thumb_MCP_Exte…
#ThumbPain #CMCArthritis #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
🖐️ Ask the patient to extend the thumb at the MCP joint while applying resistance over the dorsal proximal phalanx.
✅ A positive test first CMC joint.
🔗 Link: wikism.org/Thumb_MCP_Exte…
#ThumbPain #CMCArthritis #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
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💪 Tendons generally connect which two structures?
A. Bone to bone
B. Muscle to muscle
C. Muscle to bone
D. Bone to cartilage
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#Anatomy #Tendons #Musculoskeletal #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
A. Bone to bone
B. Muscle to muscle
C. Muscle to bone
D. Bone to cartilage
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#Anatomy #Tendons #Musculoskeletal #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
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🩻 A 62-year-old woman presents with right wrist pain and swelling after falling onto an outstretched hand. Examination reveals wrist deformity and tenderness over the distal radius. The skin is intact, and distal sensation, capillary refill, and radial pulse are normal. Her What is your initial management?
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#DistalRadiusFracture #WristInjury #EmergencyMedicine #Orthopedics #MedicalEducation
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#DistalRadiusFracture #WristInjury #EmergencyMedicine #Orthopedics #MedicalEducation
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