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Hip Dislocation - Posterior dislocation (90%): Typically presents with hip flexed and adducted; 5-15% of posterior
- Posterior dislocation ... Anterior dislocation ... #Dagnosis #EM #Ortho ... #Posterior #Diagram ... #ALiEM
Knee Dislocation Classification: Anterior vs Posterior  #Diagnosis #EM #Ortho #Sports #Knee #Dislocation #Diagram #Classification #Anterior
Knee Dislocation ... Diagnosis #EM #Ortho ... #Diagram #Classification ... #Anterior #Posterior ... #ALiEM
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow ... , neuropraxia (anterior ... long arm • Ortho ... Simple, DC with ortho ... #XRay #Diagnosis
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
& posterior) and ... sail sign or posterior ... injury, elbow dislocation ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
at an elbow x-ray ... & posterior) and ... long arm • Ortho ... Type l, DC with ortho ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
with radial head dislocation ... : Neuropraxia (posterior ... long arm (with ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... Ulnar #Radiology #XRay
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Injuries - Elbow Xrays ... A visible posterior ... capitellum) displaced posteriorly ... a radial head dislocation ... Elbow #Injuries #Xrays
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... the lesion Posterior ... 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 ... over the left anterior ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung