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Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Odontoid Fractures ... I [Stable] - Avulsion ... II [Unstable] - Fracture ... Ill [Unstable] - Fracture ... Classification #TypeIII #Trauma
Clay-Shoveler Fracture 
 - Avulsion fracture of spinous process of C6 or C7 (Stable fracture)
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Clay-Shoveler Fracture ... - Avulsion fracture ... muscles or Direct trauma ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... SpinousProcess #MSK
DENTAL TRAUMA 
FRACTURE 
 - ENAMEL ONLY 
 - ENAMEL+DENTIN 
 - EXPOSED PULP 
AVULSION 
LUXATION
DENTAL TRAUMA FRACTURE ... EXPOSED PULP AVULSION ... LUXATION #Dental #Trauma ... Management #Tooth #Fracture ... #Avulsion #Luxation
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
on the side of trauma ... Grade 2 - Rami fracture ... on the side of trauma ... opposite side of trauma ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... associated with avulsion ... Rolando fracture ... Scaphoid fracture ... Boxer's fracture
Segond Fracture
- Avulsion fracture of the proximal tibia below the articular surface. 
- Associated with anterior
Segond Fracture ... - Avulsion fracture ... tear #Segond #Fracture ... KneeXRay #Clinical #MSK
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture ... trochanter • Major traumas ... low energy fall fractures ... Causes: • Major trauma ... #msk #orthopedics
Unstable Cervical Spine Fractures 
The common mnemonic “Jefferson Bit Off A Hangman’s Thumb,” is used to
Cervical Spine Fractures ... Jeffereson Fracture ... AKA C1 Burst Fracture ... Teardrop Fracture ... #Trauma #Orthopedics
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
Stress Fracture: ... => Microscopic fractures ... => Fracture propagation ... loading Stress Fracture ... StressFractures #msk
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
likelihood of wrist fracture ... pain after any trauma ... DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES ... test ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #radiology #msk