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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Essentials - Spinal Trauma ... CLASSIFICATION OF SPINAL TRAUMA ... unstable spine injury ... Thoracolumbar Injury ... #Trauma #Spine
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
injuries: Ligamentous injury ... radioulnar joint injury ... interosseous membrane injury ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... asphyxia Any rib fracture ... Fracture of lower ... , sternal fracture ... cxr #chestxray #trauma
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Fractures ... immediate pediatric ortho ... immediate pediatric ortho ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... immediate pediatric ortho
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
: Mechanisms, Clinical ... possible vascular injury ... on the side of trauma ... - Type 1 or 2 injury ... on the side of trauma
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
What is a Boxer’s fracture ... Fracture of the ... direct blunt/force trauma ... recommended if injury ... #Boxers #Fracture
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
, complex = fracture ... ), ligamentous injury ... brachial artery injury ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Simple, DC with ortho
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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common orthopedic injury ... common orthopedic injury ... , median nerve injury ... injuries (TFCC injury ... Sugar tong • Ortho
Chest Injury Score for Blunt Chest Wall Trauma
Age - 1 - Per additional 10-year increase starting
Chest Injury Score ... Blunt Chest Wall Trauma ... Number of rib fractures ... additional rib fracture ... #Score #Blunt #Trauma
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... trochanter • Major traumas ... low energy fall fractures ... Causes: • Major trauma