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Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Odontoid Fractures ... and body of C2 ... #Odontoid #Fractures ... #TypeIII #Trauma ... #Orthopedics #Dens
Unstable Cervical Spine Fractures 
The common mnemonic “Jefferson Bit Off A Hangman’s Thumb,” is used to
Cervical Spine Fractures ... Facet Dislocation Odontoid ... Fractures AKA Type ... Atlanto-occipital ... #Trauma #Orthopedics
Salter Harris Fractures

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

Type I
Type I fractures ... Type II fractures ... Type II injuries ... Type III injuries ... #Types #Orthopedics
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... onto outstretched hand ... Possible associated injuries ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Open Fractures: ... and Complications ... IIIC - Vascular injuries ... Classification #Open #Fractures ... Complications #MSK #Orthopedics
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
the following injuries ... direct blunt/force trauma ... falls onto the hand ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
A
III - Fracture ... the epiphysis, and ... metaphysis, physis and ... SALTR #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... - Spinal Trauma ... MINOR INJURIES ... Indeterminate 3 Injured ... Classification #Orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... onto outstretched hand ... Possible associated injuries ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
onto outstretched hand ... Possible associated injuries ... supination if types ... DC with orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics