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Musculoskeletal System | Physical Therapist (PT) School Study Aid
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Median Nerve Entrapment
- Compression at Carpal Tunnel
- Numbness, Tingling and Pain in Hand
- Diagnosis
- Phalen's Maneuver
- Tinel's Sign
- Treatment
- Splints
- Surgery
- Steroids
2 mins
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
- Axillary Nerve Damage
- Axillary Artery
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Supraspinatus Tendon
- Anterior Glenohumeral Ligament
- Anatomic Lesions
- Bankart's Lesion
- Hill-Sachs Lesion
1 min
Supracondylar Fracture Of Humerus
- Mechanism
- Fall On Outstretched Hand (FOOSH)
- More Common In Children
- Signs & Symptoms
- Elbow Pain & Swelling
- Diagnosis
- X-ray Shows Elbow Effusion
- Anterior Sail Sign
- Posterior Fat Pad Sign
- Treatment
- Non-displaced: Splint And Sling
- Displaced: Closed Reduction With Percutaneous Pin Placement
- Considerations
- Compartment Syndrome
- Volkmann Ischemic Contracture
- Brachial Artery Injury
- Median Nerve Palsy
- Cubitus Varus Deformity
3 mins
Nursemaid's Elbow (Radial Head Subluxation)
- Pathophysiology
- Radial Head Subluxation
- Inferiorly Under Annular Ligament
- Axial Traction on Forearm
- Pulled or Lifted by the Hand or Forearm
- Children Aged (1-4 Years Old)
- Signs & Symptoms
- Extended & Pronated Forearm
- Refusal to Bend Elbow
- Treatment
- Manual Reduction
- Hyperpronation of Forearm
- Gentle Supination of Elbow at 90 Degrees Flexion
- No Immobilization
3 mins
SLAP Lesions
- Mechanism of Injury
- FOOSH (Falling on Outstretched Hand)
- Repetitive/Forceful Throwing Motions
- Lifting Heavy Weight
- Populations most affected
- Athletes in Repetitive Throwing Sports
- People Older than 40 Years of Age
- Clinical Presentation
- Clicking and Popping Sound with Shoulder Movement
- Anterior Shoulder Pain
- Dead Arm Syndrome
- Shoulder Instability
2 mins
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