🦴 The Spring Test assesses pain and perceived mobility with gentle posterior-to-anterior pressure over each lumbar level.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Spring_Test

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🦵 The Slocum Test is a variation of the anterior drawer test used to assess rotational instability of the knee.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Slocum_Test

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💥 A Jefferson fracture is a burst fracture of the atlas (C1), often caused by an axial load to the head.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Jefferson_Fr...

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AP (left)+lateral (right) radiographs show demineralization, fragmentation+sclerosis of capitellum which also has an irregular border

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SLAPprehension Test 🏋️

Bring the straight arm across the chest with the forearm turned down. Shoulder pain or apprehension that eases when the forearm turns up may suggest a SLAP lesion. 🔍

🔗 Link: wikism.org/SLAPprehensi...

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🩻 Which structure is fractured in a chauffeur fracture?

🔍 Look closely at the wrist X-ray and identify the fracture fragment.

👇 Drop your answer in the comments!

🔗 Full explanation in bio.

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Single-Limb Heel-Rise Test 🦶

This test assesses calf strength and posterior tibial tendon function. Difficulty performing repeated heel raises may indicate posterior tibial tendon dysfunction.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Single_Limb_...

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🧠 Which muscles combine to form the triceps surae?

👇 Share your answer in the comments!

🔗 Full explanation in bio.

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🩻 What is the most likely diagnosis shown on this X-ray?

A. Femoral neck fracture
B. Intertrochanteric femur fracture
C. Subtrochanteric femur fracture
D. Posterior hip dislocation

What is your answer? Comment below!

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📖Distal Interlocking Long Stem in Revision Hip Arthroplasty: A Narrative Review

by Lorenzo Milani et al.

🔎Read the article: www.mdpi.com/2673-4036/6/...

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AP radiograph shows lucent line in medial aspect of physis of first proximal phalanx that then extends down into epiphysis

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🩻 The Weber classification categorizes distal fibular fractures according to their relationship to the tibiofibular syndesmosis.

🔗 Full explanation in bio.

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🧠 Which finding in a patient with sciatica requires urgent evaluation?

A. Pain worsened by prolonged sitting
B. Tingling along the lateral calf
C. New urinary retention and saddle anesthesia
D. Pain reproduced by coughing

🔗 Link in bio

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🦴 Where is the tibia located?

The tibia is one of the two long bones between the knee and ankle. It sits beside the thinner fibula and carries much of the body’s weight.

💬 Comment your answer below!

🔗 Link in bio!

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🩻 Which injury pattern is shown?

A. Open-book pelvic injury
B. Lateral compression injury
C. Isolated acetabular fracture
D. Isolated iliac wing fracture

👇 Share your answer in the comments.

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