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Supracondylar Elbow Fractures - Diagnosis, Radiographic Features and Management Guide

 - By Dr. Sarah Edwards 
@drsarahedwards
Supracondylar Elbow ... Fractures - Diagnosis ... #Types #Gartland ... #Classification ... #Radiology #Orthopedics
Common Types of Elbow Trauma - Comparison Table
 - RADIAL HEAD SUBLUXATION (nursemaid's elbow) 
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Common Types of ... Elbow Trauma - Comparison ... #Diagnosis # ... Orthopedics #Elbow ... #Trauma #Types
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
II-IV • Disposition ... II-IV, pending ... orthopedic recommendations ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Orthopedic Fracture ... IV - Type I or ... IV. ... #Lower #Limbs #Orthopedics ... #diagnosis
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
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Physeal Injury Classification ... IV - Fracture Line ... SalterHarris #Physeal #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... II-IV, pending ... orthopedic recommendations ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
 • 1-part
 • 2-part:
Orthopedic Fracture ... Classification ... • Type IV: Intra-articular ... #Upper #Limbs #Orthopedics ... #diagnosis
Salter Harris Fractures

Pediatric physeal fractures have traditionally been described by the five-part Salter-Harris classification system.

Type I
Salter-Harris classification ... Type I fractures ... radiographs and the diagnosis ... Type IV fractures ... #Types #Orthopedics
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Exam: swollen elbow ... supination if types ... DC with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
with pediatric orthopedics ... Most common type ... Salter Harris IV ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... #Diagnosis #Management