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ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... injury: * ATFL ligament ... fx (or deltoid ligament ... #Orthopedics #Ankle ... Classification #ALiEM
Lachman test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Lachman test in ... a chronic ACL tear ... #Lachmans #test ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Ortho ... anterior #cruciate #ligament
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Pivot-Shift Test ... pathologic varus alignment ... a chronic ACL tear ... Shift #PivotShift #test ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Ortho
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
Low Ankle Sprain ... II: Incomplete tear ... of the ligament ... Ill: Complete tear ... in ankle sprains
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Positive Lachman test ... anesthesia with an ACL tear ... #Lachmans #test ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Ortho ... anterior #cruciate #ligament
Normal (Negative) Lachman Test for ACL Injury

Andrew Dold, MD @dr.dold.md

#Lachmans #test #ACL #Knee #Injury #Normal #Negative
Negative) Lachman Test ... #Lachmans #test ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Ortho ... anterior #cruciate #ligament
In a Grade 2 sprain, some but not all of the ligament fibers are torn. Moderate
not all of the ligament ... and below the ankle ... #ankle #sprain # ... clinical #photo #ortho ... #ligament #tear
Complete PCL Tear on Physical Exam - Posterior Drawer Test

This is what a complete PCL year
Complete PCL Tear ... Posterior Drawer Test ... A partial tear may ... cartilage and other ligaments ... Posterior #Drawer #Test
Extension teardrop fracture - Small triangular avulsion of anteroinferior vertebral body, at insertion point of anterior
anterior longitudinal ligament ... cervical spine #Ortho ... Mechanism #Avulsion #ALiEM
This is a fibula fracture with a tear of the deltoid ligament and syndesmotic ligaments. 

It’s
fracture with a tear ... of the deltoid ligament ... rotational toque on the ankle ... degrees around the ankle ... fibular #fracture #ankle