Shoulder Flashcards
What is the most sensitive indicator to joint disease
Range of motion
What are the ROM for shoulder
Flexion - 180
Extension - 60
Abduction - 180
Adduction - 50
Internal Rotation - 90
External Rotation - 90
Horizontal Abduction - 40-55
Horizontal Adduction - 130-140
Shoulder Horizontal Adduction
130-140
Shoulder Horizontal Abduction
40-55
Shoulder Extension
60
What is the most popular specialty test that indicates a Subacromial Bursa Impingement and/or Rotator Cuff Injury
Painful Arc Test
What makes the Painful Arc Test so important
Highest positive likelyhood ratio of all rotatory cuff maneuvers & lowest negative likelyhood ratio of all rotatory cuff maneuvers.
It’s the most sensitive & specific
What indicates a positive painful arc test?
Pain between 60-120. The other ROM in the arc is pain free.
What are the key upper extremity myotomes
C5 - Elbow flexers (biceps)
C6 - Wrist extensors
C7 - Elbow extensors
C8 - Finger flexors
T1 - Finger abductors
Where should pulses and/or capillary refill be checked after an injury?
distal to the site of the injury
What population is a clavicle fracture most common in
Kids
What group is a proximal humerus fracture most popular
Elderly
How does one typically get a scapular fracture
Blunt Trauma
What are the nerve roots for the UE DTR
Triceps (C6-7)
Biceps (C5-6)
Brachioradialis (C5-6)
What is the most common glenohumeral dislocation
Anterior dislocation