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ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
Describes position of foot ... and mechanism of injury ... general areas of injury ... ATFL ligament tear ... PM fx (or PTFL tear
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #Tear #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Lachman test in ACL Injury ... anesthesia with an ACL tear ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Posteromedial Instability on Knee Exam
This is what a knee with posteromedial instability looks like. Notice the
drawer test w/the foot ... posteromedial injury ... #PhysicalExam #Injury ... #MSK #clinical
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... Inability to weight-bear ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
II: Incomplete tear ... Ill: Complete tear ... most commonly injured ... (uncommonly injured ... LowAnkleSprain #Sports #MSK
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
a chronic ACL tear ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... Sports #Ortho #msk
Lachman test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
a chronic ACL tear ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
able to weight bear ... Unable to weight bear ... unstable spine injury ... Thoracolumbar Injury ... Intact 2 Root
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Rapid Response Team ... : • Stand at foot ... RRT leader • Ask ... Assessment: • Ask ... Rapid #Response #Team