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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
Suspicious Fractures for Abuse - Non-accidental Trauma

Metaphyseal fracture (Bucket handle fracture or Corner fracture) 
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Suspicious Fractures ... Non-accidental Trauma ... or Corner fracture ... non-accidental trauma ... Rib fracture
Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Odontoid Fractures ... II [Unstable] - Fracture ... Ill [Unstable] - Fracture ... #Odontoid #Fractures ... Classification #TypeIII #Trauma
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 ... - Transverse Fractures ... NonAccidental #Fractures
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
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture ... low energy fall fractures ... Causes: • Major trauma ... Atypical femur fracture ... Subtrochanteric #Femur #Fractures
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
of Pelvic Ring Fractures ... bilateral rami fractures ... Grade 2 - Rami fracture ... posterior ilium fracture ... #PelvicRing #Fractures
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... missed by non-trauma ... additional rib fracture ... with multiple rib fractures ... 3. 50% of rib fractures
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... missed by non-trauma ... additional rib fracture ... with multiple rib fractures ... 3. 50% of rib fractures
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 ... #Rules radius #fracture