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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
: Pathogenesis and ... femoral head onto anterior ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... onto lateral hip Signs ... #symptoms #orthopedics
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
identified but anterior ... sail sign or posterior ... onto outstretched hand ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... COLUMN CONCEPT Anterior ... column: AAL: Anterior ... ligament AAF: Anterior ... Classification #Orthopedics
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
Symptoms/exam ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Overlying wounds or signs ... if injury of dominant ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
Stress Fracture: ... Pathogenesis and ... StressFractures #msk #orthopedics ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... position of foot and ... mechanism of injury ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics ... #Ankle #Fractures
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
prompt outpatient orthopedics ... and fractures with ... associated signs ... neurovascular injury ... Radiology #MSK #Orthopedics
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
onto outstretched hand ... , neuropraxia (anterior ... can't make A-OK sign ... ), ligamentous injury ... brachial artery injury
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
sail sign or posterior ... can't make A-OK sign ... brachial artery injury ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Maisonneuve Fracture
Proximal fibula fracture due to a twisting ankle injury. Associated syndesmotic and medial ankle complex
to a twisting ankle ... injury. ... injury also. ... of the ankle and ... #orthopedics #diagnosis