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Causes of Common Accidental and Non-Accidental Pediatric Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Accidental Trauma
 - Distal Radius
Non-Accidental Pediatric Fractures ... ) - Clavicle Fracture ... Tibia Fibular Fracture ... - Elbow ... NonAccidental #Fractures
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine ... Stable fractures ... : Don't cause spinal ... deformity or neurologic ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Fracture • Most ... common elbow fracture ... cortex • If a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... Supracondylar #Fracture
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... deficiency etc) • Spinal ... Hair loss- feet and ... #differential #diagnosis
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... such as fibular fracture ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Monteggia Fracture ... Fracture of proximal ... recall where the fracture ... 4-10 • Ulna fracture ... #Monteggia #Fracture
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints, Casts ... Applied from below elbow ... : • WELL LEG TRACTION ... of ankle joint/leg ... cotton to the leg
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Causes of spinal ... Vertebral burst fracture ... multiradicular pain - Leg ... #differential #diagnosis
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
• Compression fracture ... Traumatic compression fracture ... osteoporotic compression fracture ... , Pathologic fracture ... #table
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
of Hyporeflexia and ... stroke, Acute spinal ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology