Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Courses/Spring 2011/Orthopedic Injury Evaluation Techniques II (Ray Castle)

Course description

This is a sports medicine course for students in the professional phase of the Athletic Training concentration. It is a specialized course in the initial on-field and clinical evaluation of orthopedic injuries and conditions of the upper extremities, cervical spine, head, and face; including emergency care procedures and signs/symptoms/treatment of various injuries/conditions.

Assignment overview

Students will be required to master a variety of clinical tests throughout the semester. For the Wikipedia portion of this course, each student will be assigned 3 clinical tests to research. They will use their research to contribute to, or create new, Wikipedia articles about these clinical tests using the established guidelines within Wikiproject Medicine. Students will use this exercise to learn the course material and add value to the body of medical knowledge available to the public via Wikipedia.

Assignment timeline

January 25 - Topic assignments

February 1 - Wikipedia contribution expectations

February 3 - Wikipedia training

February 17 - Contributions due to Wikipedia sandbox for review by instructor and Wikipedians

March 3 - Move contributions to appropriate Wikipedia articles

Students

This is a list of KIN 2506 students, their Wikipedia usernames, and links to their respective Wikipedia articles on which they will be working.

* Jared Williams

• Hawkins-Kennedy Impingement Test - briefly mentioned in Rotator cuff, Subacromial bursitis and Rotator cuff teararticles; creating new article in sandbox.
• Digital Allen's Test (Modified Allen's Test) - briefly mentioned in Allen's test; creating new article in sandbox.
• Roos test - No mentions; creating new article in sandbox.

* John McLaughlin

• Piano Key Sign - No mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Cervical Distraction Test - No mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Adson's Maneuver - No mentions; creating new article in sandbox.

* Jeremy Mayard

• Foraminal Distraction Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Varus Stress Test (elbow) - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Ludington's Sign - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.

* Ali Carter

• Slump test - briefly mentioned in Concrete Slump Test article; creating new article in sandbox.
• Relocation Test/Jobe's Test - existing; drafting additional content at User:Gcarte8/Jobe's Test.
• Murphy's Sign - existing; drafting additional content at User:Gcarte8/Murphy's Sign

* Hope Willis

• Finkelstein's Test - existing; adding new content to live Wikipedia page.
• Swallowing Test - creating new article in sandbox.
• Brachial Plexus Stretch Test - creating new article on user discussion page.

* Reese Shivers

• TMJ Loading Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Bunnel-Littler Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• O'Brien Test (Shoulder) - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.

* Caitlyn McKinley

• Drop Arm Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Caitlynmckinley/Long_Finger_Flexion_Test
• Long Finger Flexion Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Caitlynmckinley/Drop_Arm_Test
• Neer Impingement Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Caitlynmckinley/Neer_Impingement_Test

* Jeremy Hamm

• Kernig-Brudzinski Sign - briefly mentioned in Meningism, Brudziński Neck Sign, Pathognomonic, Meningitis, List of Eponymous Medical Signs, and Józef Brudziński articles; creating new article in sandbox.
• Yergason's Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Froment's Sign - existing; adding new content to live Wikipedia article.

* William Acker

• Vertebral Artery Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Hyperextension Test (elbow) - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Watson's Test - existing; drafting additional content at User:Wacker09/Watsons Test

* Payton Kingsley

• Apply's Scratch Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Spurling's Test - existing; drafting additional content at User:Pkings1/Spurling's Test
• Chvostek's Sign - existing; drafting additional content at User:Pkings1/Chvostek's Sign

* Savannah Lejuene

• Inspiration/Expiration Breathing Test - no mentions; new article created and working in live Wikipedia.
• Load and Shift Test for the Shoulder - no mentions; new article created and working in live Wikipedia.
• Wrinkle Test - briefly mentioned in Median Nerve Palsy article; new article created and working in live Wikipedia.

* Leann Nickerson

• Pinch Grip Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Tinel's Sign - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Clunk Test (shoulder) - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.

* Brandon Cobb

• Empty Can Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Phalen's Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.
• Lateral and Anterior/Posteror Rib Compression Test - no mentions; creating new article in sandbox.

Quick Resources for Students

• Wikipedia:Creating an account - Explains how and why to make a Wikipedia account
• Wikipedia:Starting an article - Explains how to create an article
• Wikipedia:How to edit a page - Explains the basics on article editing
• Wikipedia:Verifiability - Everything in Wikipedia that must be verifiable or else it will be removed.
• Wikipedia:References - Explains how to cite references
• WP:Reliable Sources - Explains what is and how to use reliable sources in order to verify your claims
• Wikipedia:Tutorial/Editing - Takes all the things above and gives you tutorials on how to do them

Campus Ambassador

The campus ambassador for this course is Dylan Staley.