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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
Log Roll for Femoral Fracture

With the patient supine a femoral log roll, internally and externally rotating
Fracture With ... possible femur fractures ... #Femur #Fracture ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Trauma
Heel Strike Test for Femoral Fracture

The heel strike, an axial force on the femur, can be
Fracture The ... possible femur fractures ... #Femur #Fracture ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Trauma
Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Odontoid Fractures ... II [Unstable] - Fracture ... Ill [Unstable] - Fracture ... #Odontoid #Fractures ... #Orthopedics #Dens
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Orthopedic Fracture ... Classification of Femoral ... with associated femoral ... Classification of Femoral ... #Lower #Limbs #Orthopedics
Fulcrum Test for Femoral Stress Fracture

The fulcrum test evaluates for femoral stress fractures.
The examiner places one
Stress Fracture ... stress fractures ... a femur stress fracture ... Femur #Stress #Fracture ... #PhysicalExam #
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 ... direct blunt/force trauma ... step off over fractured ... #Boxers #Fracture
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 ... Chest #Breathing #PhysicalExam
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 ... Chest #Breathing #PhysicalExam
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... bone from the femoral ... • Non-union of fracture ... #FemoralHead #Fractures ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics