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Unhappy triad- involved anatomy and usual cause

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ACL, MCL, meniscus (classically medial, lateral technically more common)
sports injury: lateral force to planted leg

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ACL/PCL/LCL/MCL - nomenclature refers to which attachment?

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sites of tibial attachment

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Pudendal nerve block location and use

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ischial spine

relieve delivery pain

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Appendix (McBurney’s point) location

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2/3 of way from umbilicus to ASIS

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5
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Lumbar puncture location

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iliac crest (L4)

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Rotator cuff muscles and actions

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SITS:
Supraspinatus - abducts
Infraspinatus - laterally rotates
Teres minor - adducts and laterally rotates
Subscapularis - medially rotates and adducts

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Rotator cuff innervation

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C5-C6

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Wrist bones (ulnar to radial)

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So Long To Pinky, Here Comes the Thumb:
proximal row: scaphoid, lunate, triquetrium, pisiform
distal row: hamate, capitate, trapezoid, trapezium
1st row ulnar to radial, 2nd row radial to ulnar

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Most commonly fractured wrist bone and common complication

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scaphoid

prone to avascular necrosis

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10
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Dislocation of which bone may lead to acute carpal tunnel?

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lunate

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Waiter’s Tip (Erb’s palsy)

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Upper trunk (C5/C6) lesion
infants following delivery trauma
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Claw hand (Klumpke’s palsy)

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Lower trunk (C8/T1) lesion
embryologic childbirth defect or thoracic outlet syndrome
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Wrist drop

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Posterior cord lesion

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14
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Winged scapula

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Long thoracic (C5-T1) lesion

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15
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Saturday night palsy (wrist drop)

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Radial branch lesion

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16
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Deltoid paralysis

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Axillary branch lesion (C5/6)

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17
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Difficulty flexing at elbow

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Musculocutaneous branch lesion

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Claw hand (intrisinc hand muscles)

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Ulnar branch

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19
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Brachial plexus levels

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Randy Travis Drinks Cold Beer:
Roots (C5-T1)
Trunks (upper, middle, lower)
Divisions (crossing over occurs here
Cords (lateral, posterior, medial)
Branches (axillary, radial, musculocutaneous, ulnar)
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Axillary nerve levels

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C5/6

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21
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Axillary nerve - typical injury

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surgical neck of humerus (fracture)

dislocation of humeral head

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Axillary nerve - motor and sensory deficit

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arm abduction above shoulder

sensory loss over deltoid muscle

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Radial nerve levels

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C5-T1

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24
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Radial nerve - typical injury

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midshaft of humerus (fracture)

Saturday night palsy

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Radial nerve - motor deficit

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BEST extensors:

brachioradialis, extensors of wrist/fingers, supinator, triceps

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Radial nerve - sensory deficit

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posterior arm

dorsal hand

27
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Median nerve - typical injury

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supracondylar humerus fracture (proximal)

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Median nerve - motor deficit

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wrist flexion
opposition of thumb
lateral finger flexion (digits 1+2)

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Median nerve - sensory deficit

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dorsal and palmar aspects of lateral 3.5 fingers (through part of ring finger)
thenar emminence

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Ulnar nerve - typical injury

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medial epicondyle fracture (“funny bone”)

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Ulnar nerve - motor deficit

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medial (4+5) finger flexion

wrist flexion

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Ulnar nerve - sensory deficit

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medial 1.5 fingers (ring and pinky)

hypothenar emminence

33
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Musculocutaneous nerve - typical injury

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upper trunk compression

34
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Musculocutaneous nerve - motor deficit

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flexion at elbow (biceps, brachialis, corachobrachialis)

35
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Musculocutaneous nerve - sensory deficit

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lateral forearm

36
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Inability to extend digits 4/5 when opening hand

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Ulnar claw: ulnar nerve at hook of hamate (FOOSH)

37
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Inability to extend digits 2/3 when opening hand

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Median claw: carpal tunnel or dislocated lunate (distal median nerve)

38
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Unable to flex digits 2/3 when making fist

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Pope’s blessing: proximal median nerve injury

39
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Unopposable thumb (can’t abduct)

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Ape hand: proximal median nerve injury

40
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Inability to extend any fingers (clawing of all digits)

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Klumpke’s total claw: lower trunk (C8-T1) lesion

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Obturator nerve - levels

42
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Obturator nerve - typical injury

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anterior hip dislocation

43
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Obturator nerve - motor deficit

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thigh adduction

44
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Obturator nerve - sensory deficit

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medial thigh

45
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Fermoral nerve - levels

46
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Femoral nerve - typical injury

A

pelvic fracture

47
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Femoral nerve - motor deficit

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thigh flexion

leg extension

48
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Femoral nerve - sensory deficit

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anterior thigh and medial leg

49
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Common fibular (peroneal) nerve - levels

50
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Common fibular nerve - typical injury

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trauma/compression of lateral leg

fibular neck fracture

51
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Common fibular nerve - motor deficit

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foot eversion and dorsiflexion (foot drop presents)

52
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Common fibular nerve - sensory deficit

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anterolateral leg and dorsal foot

53
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Tibial nerve - levels

54
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Tibial nerve - typical injury

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knee trauma

55
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Tibial nerve - motor deficit

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foot inversion and plantarflexion

toe flexion

56
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Tibial nerve - sensory deficit

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sole of foot

57
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Superior gluteal nerve - levels, injury and motor deficit

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L4-S1, posterior hip dislocation, thigh abduction (+ Trendelenberg sign)

58
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Inferior gluteal nerve - levels, injury and motor deficit

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L5-S2, posterior hip dislocation

can’t jump, climb stairs or rise from seat (push inferiorly)

59
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Osteoblast function

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build bone (secrete collagen and catalyze mineralization)

60
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Osteoclast function

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mlutiucleated cells that dissolve bone

61
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Parathyroid hormone function

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low, intermittent levels: anabolic effect on bone

chronic high levels (osteitis fibrosa cystica): cataloic effect on bone

62
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Estrogen effects on bone

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inhibits apoptosis of osteoblasts, induces apoptosis of osteoclasts

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