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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... fracture! ... anterior sail sign ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... • Non-union of fracture ... #FemoralHead #Fractures ... #msk #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
humerus; simple = no fracture ... , complex = fracture ... associated injuries: Fractures ... fracture + coronoid ... process fracture
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... intra-articular injury ... called the “Sail sign ... #Elbow #Fracture ... clinical #radiology #msk
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
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Pediatric Elbow ... fat pad (sail sign ... associated with fractures ... irrespective of if a fracture ... supracondylar fracture
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
open/depressed skull ... • Sign of basal ... skull fracture, ... mastoid (Battle sign ... #pediatrics #peds
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Freiberg Infraction - MSK ... Case description ... Controversy: Subchondral fracture ... for secondary signs ... Plantar plate injury
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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penetrating or depressed skull ... fontanelle - Signs ... of Basal skull ... fracture - Presence ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Prolonged shoulder injury ... tear, humeral head ... fracture) or Prolonged ... a stroke that caused ... stages #staging #msk