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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine ... OF SPINAL TRAUMA ... : Don't cause spinal ... #Fracture #Trauma ... #Spine #Classification
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... other forms of trauma ... Vertebral burst fracture
Fractured foley catheter in male patient on Bladder Ultrasound

Potential causes of catheter trauma: excessive force, kinking,
Fractured foley ... male patient on Bladder ... causes of catheter ... trauma: excessive ... #Bladder #Ultrasound
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... bladder continence ... compression by fractured ... Cord Causes: 1 ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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disturbance • Bladder ... - Emergency Causes ... neoplasms • trauma ... cord infarct ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
, and bowel or bladder ... Autonomic: Bowel/Bladder ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... after long bone fractures ... H/O antecedent trauma ... cord function and ... cord injury, characterised
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Ext: warm vs. cold ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Ext: warm vs. cold ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification