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Patellar Fracture Classification #Diagnosis #EM #Ortho #Sports #Patella #Fracture #Classification #ALiEM
Patellar Fracture ... Classification ... Sports #Patella #Fracture ... #Classification ... #ALiEM
Supracondylar Fracture Classification - Type I: Non-displaced. Type II: Displaced with intact anterior cortex. Type III:
Supracondylar Fracture ... Classification ... Supracondylar #Flexion #Fracture ... #Classification ... #ALiEM
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... most commonly fractured ... common carpal bone fracture ... wrist flexion and extension ... 1 week MH/CCF
Supracondylar Extension Fracture Classification - Type I: Non-displaced. Type II: Displaced with intact posterior cortex. Type
Supracondylar Extension ... Fracture Classification ... Supracondylar #Extension ... #Fracture #Classification ... #ALiEM
Extension teardrop fracture - Small triangular avulsion of anteroinferior vertebral body, at insertion point of anterior
Extension teardrop ... fracture - Small ... Ortho #Teardrop #Fracture ... Mechanism #Avulsion #ALiEM
Jones Fracture
 - More distal than your base 5MT fractures (and will also look a bit
Jones Fracture ... your base 5MT fractures ... Intermetatarsal extension ... (cf. tarsometatarsal ... learnedjon #Jones #Fracture
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... Mallet finger, the extension ... of the terminal extensor ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... 1 week MH/CCF
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... Lauge-Hansen Classification ... Orthopedics #Ankle #Fractures ... Lauge #Hansen #Classification ... #ALiEM
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
associated avulsion fractures ... phalanx to enable extension ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... a concomitant fracture ... 1 week MH/CCF
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Open Fractures: ... Gustilo-Anderson Classification ... > 10 cm - Extensive ... contamination - Extensive ... #Open #Fractures