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Tenderness in the snuffbox should produce suspicion of a scaphoid fracture
Tendinosis
Tennis Elbow
Tenosynovitis
Testing for an intact profundus tendon is performed by holding the proximal joints straight and asking the patient to flex only the distal joint
Testing for an intact sublimis flexor tendon is done by asking patient to flex an individual finger while holding the other fingers in full extension
Tetracycline
See Triangular fibrocartilage complex Arthroscopy Hand Anatomy and Examination Magnetic Resonance Imaging Three-Dimensional Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tear Wrist Pain Wrist Sprain
TFCC tear may occur with forearm rotation
The area of tenderness in Achilles tendinitis is above the heel, over a broad area
The Fassier rods are telescoping and expand with growth
The Female Athlete Triad
The flexion deformity seen in camptodactyly
The forward-bend test exaggerates the rib deformity in scoliosis and allows sensitive diagnosis
The hand in rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by MCP fullness and ulnar deviation
The Ilizarov method may be used to lengthen a limb
The Lasegue maneuver confirms nerve tension, with increased pain as the ankle is dorsiflexed
The mechanism of nursemaid's elbow is traction, not a fall
The median nerve is shown in the carpal tunnel with the finger flexor tendons, under the transverse carpal ligament
The most typical deformity after infantile brachial plexus palsy is an internally rotated arm that does not abduct fully or flex at the elbow
The peroneal tendons may subluxate anteriorly over the fibular head if the retinaculum is torn or stretched
The Phalen test for median nerve compression in the carpal tunnel is performed by holding the wrist flexed 90chr(194)° for 30 sec and checking for paresthesias in the fingers
The posterior interosseous branch of the radial nerve may become entrapped in the arcade around the supinator muscle
The Q angle is the angle formed between the tibial tubercle, the patella, and the femur
The Salter-Harris classification divides growth-plate injuries into types I-V (left to right)
The straight-leg-raise test is used to detect nerve root stretch
The thumb sign is positive when the entire distal phalanx of the thumb protrudes beyond the ulnar border of the clenched fist
This 2-yr-old patient had bowed legs
This 3-yr-old had typical physiologic genu valgum
This patient displays multiple cafe-au-lait spots, subcutaneous neurofibromas, and scoliosis characteristic of NF