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What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
4th or 5th metacarpal ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... wounds or signs of open ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Referral #Orthopedics
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
immobilize; if open ... consult: No (unless open ... Discharge home with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
 • 1-part
 • 2-part:
Orthopedic Fracture ... Classification ... of the first metacarpal ... #Upper #Limbs #Orthopedics ... #diagnosis
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Orthopedic Fracture ... with large posteromedial ... Butterfly fragment is large ... #Lower #Limbs #Orthopedics ... #diagnosis
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Open Fractures: ... Gustilo-Anderson Classification ... #Open #Fractures ... #Diagnosis #Complications ... #MSK #Orthopedics
The Schatzker classification system of tibial plateau fractures is shown.

**TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES**

Frequency: lateral (less bad, more
The Schatzker classification ... Open fractures. ... 976528726962810880 #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #TibialPlateau ... #Classification
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

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

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

Type I
Pediatric physeal ... Salter-Harris classification ... radiographs and the diagnosis ... intra-articular and the diagnosis ... #Types #Orthopedics
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
- Suspected open ... depressed skull fracture ... - Large, boggy ... Brain #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Gustilo-Anderson Classification for Open Fractures

Antibiotic regimen for open fractures is determined by the severity of the
Gustilo-Anderson Classification ... for Open Fractures ... #Open #Fractures ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics