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Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Odontoid Fractures ... at junction of odontoid ... body of C2 #Odontoid ... #Fractures #Types ... TypeIII #Trauma #Orthopedics
Unstable Cervical Spine Fractures 
The common mnemonic “Jefferson Bit Off A Hangman’s Thumb,” is used to
Cervical Spine Fractures ... Jeffereson Fracture ... Facet Dislocation Odontoid ... Fractures AKA Type ... #Trauma #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... unstable spine injury ... Thoracolumbar Injury ... conus medullaris injury ... Classification #Orthopedics
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... injuries: Ligamentous injury ... radioulnar joint injury ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Hamate Fracture ... suspicion for a fracture ... prompt outpatient orthopedics ... neurovascular injury ... Radiology #MSK #Orthopedics
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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the most common orthopedic ... injury. ... • Most common orthopedic ... injury • Eponyms ... , median nerve injury
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
with pediatric orthopedics ... with pediatric orthopedics ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... Mnemonic #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
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 ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... recommended if injury ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
of Pelvic Ring Fractures ... possible vascular injury ... bilateral rami fractures ... - Type 1 or 2 injury ... Grades #Grading #Orthopedics
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
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Harris Physeal Injury ... Above - Type II - Fracture ... - Compression fracture ... SALTR #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Orthopedics