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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... duck sign" on lateral ... ulna, pain with wrist ... • ED Management ... #Wrist #Carpal
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... able to weight bear ... • Vertebral canal ... compromisation > 1/3 • Bilateral ... Classification #Orthopedics
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... in the lunate ("tea ... sit in lunate "tea ... fracture (scaphoid ... , median nerve injury
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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variable gross wrist ... , acute carpal tunnel ... lunotriquetral ligament ... Management: Hematoma ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
• Due to injury ... scapholunate interosseous ligament ... box, pain with wrist ... #TerryThomas #Wrist ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... from impact onto lateral ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
elbow x-ray review alignment ... Tenderness to lateral ... • ED Management ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
drawers, and special ligament ... (small) of the lateral ... surface of the lateral ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
patellofemoral ligament ... of the knee ... patellofemoral ligament ... Quadriceps Tendon Tear ... Dislocation #patella #knee
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
capsule. collateral ligaments ... degrees of flexion; lateral ... Hyperextension injury ... tendon) • ED Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics