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Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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injury. ... injury • Eponyms ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... lunotriquetral ligament ... Distal #Radiology #XRay
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
review alignment ... posterior) and bone ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
review alignment ... posterior) and bone ... brachial artery injury ... ), compartment syndrome ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
between all carpal bones ... • Due to injury ... scapholunate interosseous ligament ... between all carpal bones ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
be visible on X-ray ... with pediatric orthopedics ... growth arrest of bone ... growth arrest of bone ... Crush (Rammed) injury
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... a portion of bone ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Soft Tissue Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Septic
 • Septic Bursitis
 • Necrotizing Fasciitis
 • Septic
• Cellulitis Ligament ... Cartilage • Meniscal ... Injury • Labral ... Injury • SLAP ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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bearing after injury ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... injury - Intra-articulation ... fracture - Patellar ... - Aneurysmal bone
Pellegrini-Stieda lesions are ossified post-traumatic lesions at (or near) the medial femoral collateral ligament adjacent to
femoral collateral ligament ... One presumed mechanism ... Stieda fracture ... lesion #trauma #knee ... #xray #stieda #
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
malleolus OR a deltoid ligament ... Because a deltoid ligament ... to be a stable one ... malleolus or deltoid ligament ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics