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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
COLUMN CONCEPT Anterior ... column: AAL: Anterior ... ligament AAF: Anterior ... annulus fibrosus Middle ... injury 3 Cauda
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... L5/S1 with an inferior ... constipation Differential ... perineum, and posterior
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... the lesion Posterior ... involvement Cauda ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... Neurological symptoms ... on MRA/CTA • Anterior ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Anterior ... (Aneurysm) Middle ... • Middle Mediastinum ... Mediastinal Mass Symptoms