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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... slips Boutonniere deformity ... Rolando fracture ... Scaphoid fracture ... Boxer's fracture
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
likelihood of wrist fracture ... DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES ... swelling, Visible deformity ... test ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... Swelling, Visible deformity
Humeral Neck Fracture on POCUS

Elderly male presenting after fall with anterior shoulder deformity, suspicious for dislocation.
Humeral Neck Fracture ... anterior shoulder deformity ... proximal humerus fractures ... Humeral #Neck #Fracture
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
, Burst Fracture ... , Chance Fracture ... Spinous process fracture ... Stable fractures ... Don't cause spinal deformity
Rotational Finger Deformity After Fracture

The fracture was treated with conservative treatment.  Small rotational deviations can
Rotational Finger Deformity ... After Fracture ... The fracture was ... Rotational #Finger #Deformity ... #Fracture #overlapping
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
associated avulsion fractures ... Exam: Pain and deformity ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... ), boutonniere deformity ... a concomitant fracture
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
humerus; simple = no fracture ... , complex = fracture ... swelling with obvious deformity ... + radial head fracture ... coronoid process fracture
Important Orthopedic Angles
 • Calcaneum Fracture: 
    - Bohler's Angle
• Calcaneum Fracture ... Distal End Radius Fracture ... Supracondylar Fracture ... Decrease = gunstock deformity
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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Distal Radius Fracture ... Distal radius fracture ... • Fracture at ... radial styloid fracture ... variable gross wrist deformity
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
supracondylar fracture ... correction of abduction deformity ... , compound fracture ... , NOF fracture, ... correct minor deformity