Shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, cervical and lumbar injuries: mechanism, evaluation findings, management and red flags.
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- What mechanism commonly causes an anterior shoulder dislocation?
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Forced abduction, extension, and external rotation of the arm.- What does a positive apprehension test indicate at the shoulder?
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Anterior glenohumeral instability.- What does the sulcus sign test for?
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Inferior glenohumeral instability.- What does the empty can (Jobe) test assess?
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Supraspinatus muscle strength and integrity.- A positive drop arm test suggests what shoulder injury?
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A full-thickness rotator cuff tear.- What does Speed's test assess at the shoulder?
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Pathology of the long head of the biceps tendon.- What mechanism commonly causes a SLAP lesion?
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A fall on an outstretched arm or forceful traction/compression through the shoulder.- What is the typical mechanism of an AC joint sprain?
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A direct blow or fall onto the point of the shoulder with the arm adducted.- Where do most clavicle fractures occur?
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The middle third of the clavicle.- Injury to which nerve commonly follows an anterior shoulder dislocation?
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The axillary nerve.- What does the Neer test assess?
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Subacromial impingement.- What does the Hawkins-Kennedy test assess?
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Subacromial impingement.- What is the mechanism of Little League elbow?
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Repetitive valgus stress during overhead throwing causing medial epicondyle apophysitis.- Lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) primarily involves which tendon?
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The extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon.- Medial epicondylalgia (golfer's elbow) primarily involves which structure?
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The common flexor-pronator tendon origin.
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