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Hip Dislocation - Posterior dislocation (90%): Typically presents with hip flexed and adducted; 5-15% of posterior
a femoral head fracture ... externally rotated #Dagnosis ... #EM #Ortho #Hip ... #Posterior #Diagram ... #ALiEM
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
associated avulsion fractures ... Finger splint • Ortho ... IPJoint #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... that is fixed in flexion ... joint • Ortho ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... syphilis, and HIV ... horn gray matter ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... over the left anterior ... This post will focus ... arise from blunt trauma ... over the left anterior