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What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
direct blunt/force trauma ... falls onto the hand ... – compartment syndrome ... Management: - ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Always ... pain, high energy trauma ... of neoplasm • Fracture ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... clumsiness in hands ... -> Trauma, disc ... reflex. saddle anesthesia ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
Hand and digit ... for compartment syndrome ... neurovascular injury or clinical ... #Orthopedics #Management ... #Regional #Anesthesia
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
after long bone fractures ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... progresses to anaesthesia ... #Emergencies #diagnosis