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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
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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injury. ... injury • Eponyms ... onto outstretched hand ... , scapholunate and ... Colles #Distal #Radiology
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Axillary nerve injury ... procedural sedation and ... neurovascular injury ... Dislocation #Anterior #Radiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
Low Ankle Sprain ... most commonly injured ... ligament in ankle ... (uncommonly injured ... #Sports #MSK #orthopedics
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
over the hamate should ... negative a CT should ... neurovascular injury ... Fracture #WristXRay #Radiology ... #MSK #Orthopedics
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Webber Ankle Injury ... becomes unstable and ... stress view of the ankle ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics ... #Webber #Ankle
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate ("apple") should ... tea cup") which should ... onto outstretched hand ... , median nerve injury ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
The Ottawa ankle rules are a clinical decision-making strategy for determining which patients require radiographic imaging
The Ottawa ankle ... x-ray studies should ... immediately after injury ... indicate that x-rays should ... immediately after injury
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
relationship of bone and ... confirm success and ... axillary nerve injury ... Many other safer and ... PhysicalExam #Procedure #Orthopedics
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
all carpal bones should ... • Due to injury ... all carpal bones should ... onto outstretched hand ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology