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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
, Burst Fracture ... : Don't cause spinal ... deformity or neurologic ... 2 Complete cord ... 3 Incomplete cord
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 ... jchristianfox #Fractured
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... other forms of trauma ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Loss of bowel/bladder ... bladder continence ... compression by fractured ... Causes: 1. ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
after long bone fractures ... fibula) and hip fractures ... stabilization of long bone fractures ... H/O antecedent trauma ... loss of spinal cord
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 ... palpation of the bladder ... #neurology