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Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Fractures ... with pediatric orthopedics ... with pediatric orthopedics ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... #Diagnosis #Management
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
A
Salter Harris Physeal ... Injury Classification ... SalterHarris #Physeal #Classification ... #Fracture #SALTR ... Peds #Pediatrics #Orthopedics
Salter Harris Fractures

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

Type I
Salter Harris Fractures ... classification ... there is a crush injury ... #Salter #Harris ... #Orthopedics
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Classification ... first, with a fracture ... fibula breaks after ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics ... #Fracture #Classification
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
injuries: Carpal fracture ... radial styloid fracture ... , median nerve injury ... • ED Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Gustilo-Anderson Classification for Open Fractures

Antibiotic regimen for open fractures is determined by the severity of the
Gustilo-Anderson Classification ... severity of the injury ... - Vascular injury ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Fractures-> Femur ... instability with lachmans ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... msk #clinical #video ... #nsfw
Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
placement Block after ... • Any injury ... neurovascular injury ... Perform a block only after ... #Management #Regional
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... cervical spine injury ... Used acutely in management ... Plasters #Frames #Orthopedics ... #management #hardware
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... long bone fractures ... an acute injury ... of spinal cord injury ... Hypovolemic Shock #Orthopedics