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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 ... #signs
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
What is a Boxer’s fracture ... Fracture of the ... onto the hand Symptoms ... Overlying wounds or signs ... #Boxers #Fracture
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... onto lateral hip Signs ... • Non-union of fracture ... #FemoralHead #Fractures
Patients with large hip fractures often present with an externally rotated and shortened lower extremity. However,
with large hip fractures ... and shortened lower ... patients with hip fractures ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #FemoralNeck #Fracture
Yale Case of the Week: Pediatric trauma - POCUS shows skull fracture
#Clinical #POCUS #Pediatrics #Trauma #Skull
Case of the Week: Pediatric ... POCUS shows skull fracture ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Pediatrics #Trauma ... #Skull #Fracture
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Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... additional rib fracture ... with multiple rib fractures ... 3. 50% of rib fractures ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
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Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... additional rib fracture ... with multiple rib fractures ... 3. 50% of rib fractures ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
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Salter Harris Fractures

Pediatric physeal fractures have traditionally been described by the five-part Salter-Harris classification system.

Type I
Salter Harris Fractures ... Pediatric physeal ... fractures have ... Type I fractures ... is often made clinically
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
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Above - Type II - Fracture ... - Type III - Fracture ... - Compression fracture ... Classification #Fracture ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
asphyxia Any rib fracture ... vessel injury Fracture ... Two or more rib fractures ... injury, sternal fracture ... trauma #diagnosis #signs