Alex Butera

Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, CMHS, UR and Chief Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at RMH and KFH

[Medical Education @MedEd_Cases]

The press test evaluates for TFCC injuries.

The patient is seated in an armchair and asked to grasp both armrests. They then push downward through their hands to lift their body weight off the chair, placing an axial load across the wrists.

The test is considered positive if it reproduces the patient's characteristic ulnar-sided wrist pain.

Sensitivity is 100%.

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#WristPain #SportsMedicine #HandSurgery #Orthopedics #SportsMedicine

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Umutarutwa mu Rugamba rwo Kwubaka Imibereho Myiza: Incamake y’Ibigwi by’Umunyabigwi wacu ❤️🇷🇼Inkotanyi cyane, Inshuti y’urubyiruko Nyakubahwa First Lady Jeannette Kagame

Umunyabigwi wacu🇷🇼❤️ Inkotanyi cyane Nyakubahwa Premiere Dame du Rwanda Mama Jeannette Kagame, wavutse mu mwaka wa 1962, ni umugore wa Perezida wa Repubulika y’u Rwanda, Paul Kagame. Yavukiye i Burundi kubera Politiki mbi ya PARMEHUTU yibasiraga Abatutsi.
Madamu Jeannette Kagame n’umugabo we bashakanye mu 1989, ubu bakaba bafite abana bane ari bo: Ivan Cyomoro, Ange, Ian, na Brian Kagame. Mu bijyanye n’amashuri, afite impamyabumenyi mu bukungu n’icungamutungo, ubumenyi yifashisha mu miyoborere y'imishinga itandukanye iteza imbere imibereho myiza y’abaturage.

Kimwe mu bikorwa by’indashyikirwa bya Madamu Jeannette Kagame ni ishingwa rya Imbuto Foundation mu mwaka wa 2007. Iyi fondasiyo ifite intego yo guteza imbere abagore n’abakobwa binyuze mu burezi, ubuzima, n’iterambere ry’ubukungu. Muri uyu mwaka wa 2026, Imbuto Foundation ikomeje imishinga minini irimo nko kubaka ibitaro by’ababyeyi i Nyamata bimaze kugera kuri 80%, ndetse na gahunda ya iAccelerator Phase 7 igamije gufasha urubyiruko rwinjiye mu bushabatsi budasanzwe bwibanda ku buzima bwo mu mutwe n’ubw’imyororokere.

Kuva mu mwaka wa 2001, Madamu Jeannette Kagame yagize uruhare rukomeye mu kurwanya virusi itera SIDA mu Rwanda no muri Afurika. Yakiriye inama ya mbere y’abategarugori ba mbere b’Abanyafurika i Kigali, yaje kuvamo ishingwa ry’umuryango OAFLA (Umuryango w’Abategarugori ba mbere b’Abanyafurika barwanya SIDA), aho yanabaye perezida wawo kuva mu 2004 kugeza 2006. Ibikorwa bye byibanze cyane ku kwita ku miryango ibana na gakoko gatera Sida, kwirinda ko umubyeyi ayanduza umwana, no gukuraho akato ku banduye.

Usibye ubuzima n’uburezi, Madamu Jeannette Kagame ashyira imbaraga mu kuzamura imibereho y’abapfakazi, impfubyi, n’imiryango itishoboye. Ni umunyamuryango wa Rotary Club Virunga kandi yagize uruhare mu gushyiraho isomero rya mbere rusange mu Rwanda mu mwaka wa 2012. Fondasiyo ye kandi itanga amahugurwa ku rubyiruko mu bijyanye n’ubuyobozi no kwihangira imirimo, ikanibanda ku gushaka ibisubizo bishya mu muryango nyarwanda binyuze mu guhuza imiyoborere ishingiye ku muco n’impuhwe.

Kubera umuhate we, Jeannette Kagame yahawe ibihembo bitandukanye ku rwego mpuzamahanga. Muri byo harimo impamyabumenyi y’icyubahiro yakuye muri Kaminuza ya Gikirisitu ya Oklahoma mu 2010 n’igihembo cya UNICEF yahawe hamwe na Perezida Kagame mu 2009. Mu mwaka wa 2017, yahawe ibihembo bibiri na "The Voice Magazine" nk’umugore w’indashyikirwa muri Afurika, ndetse no mu 2018 ahabwa igihembo cya Africa Women of Excellence Award i Johannesburg mu gushimira uruhare rwe mu guteza imbere uburinganire n'iterambere ry'umugabane wa Afurika.

Madamu Jeannette Kagame akunze kugaragaza ko ibihembo n'ibikorwa by’indashyikirwa ageraho bitamutera kwishongora, ahubwo bimwongerera imbaraga zo gukomeza gukora cyane. Mu butumwa bwe, akunze gushishikariza abandi bagore guharanira icyerekezo cyiza no gukora ku nyungu z’abaturage. Akomeje kuba icyitegererezo mu Rwanda, cyane cyane mu bijyanye no kubungabunga amateka, guteza imbere ubutabera no kwita ku rubyiruko rugiye kuvamo abanyamategeko n'abayobozi b'ejo hazaza mu rwego rwo kubaka u Rwanda rwishimiye kandi ruteye imbere.

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[Medical Education @MedEd_Cases]

Phalen test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. The patient places both wrists in maximal flexion with the dorsal surfaces of the hands pressed together in a “reverse prayer” position, actively applying pressure and maintains this posture for 30–60 seconds. This maneuver increases pressure within the carpal tunnel. A positive test is indicated by reproduction of the patient’s symptoms, including paresthesia such as burning, tingling, or numbness in the median nerve distribution. Sensitivity is 51 to 91%, specificity is 33 to 95%.

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#MedicalEducation #MedEd #Physio #ATC #Orthopedics #SportsMedicine #PhysicalTherapy #AthleticTraining #Rehab #InjuryPrevention #SportsInjury #SportsRehab #PhysioTherapy #FOAMed

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Low Back Pain Syndromes .

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Bones don’t break randomly… they follow patterns 😱

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Medial collateral ligament.

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Cervical spine by @PTFlashcards

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Koch’s diagram shows that the lateral and medial cortices in the subtrochanteric region endure tension and compressive stresses, respectively

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Tibial plateaux fracture classification.

Schatzker classification.

Repost and like for wider audience.

#MedTwitter

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Anatomy of a cervical .

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Forces in a patella tension band wire.

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Role of Inactivity in Chronic Diseases: Evolutionary Insight and Pathophysiological Mechanisms

Physical inactivity is an actual contributing cause to at least 35 unhealthy chronic conditions including sarcopenia 👇

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[Medical Education @MedEd_Cases]

The ulnocarpal joint is formed by the distal ulna, the triangular fibrocartilage complex, and the ulnar-sided carpal bones, primarily the lunate and triquetrum, creating a key articulation on the ulnar side of the wrist. It functions to transmit load from the forearm to the carpus and contributes to wrist stability during pronation, supination, and axial loading. Pathology most commonly includes ulnocarpal impaction syndrome and TFCC injury, which can lead to ulnar-sided wrist pain, decreased grip strength, and degenerative changes.

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#Radiology #Anatomy #ATC #SportsMedicine #Orthopedics #PhysicalTherapy #AthleticTraining #Rehab #InjuryPrevention #Physio #SportsInjury #SportsRehab #PhysioTherapy #Meded #FOAMed

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Cortical vs Cancellous screws.

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Fracture Gaps: The Application of Perren’s Strain Theory.