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Unstable Cervical Spine Fractures 
The common mnemonic “Jefferson Bit Off A Hangman’s Thumb,” is used to
Cervical Spine Fractures ... Jeffereson Fracture ... AKA C1 Burst Fracture ... Teardrop Fracture ... #Trauma #Orthopedics
Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Odontoid Fractures ... II [Unstable] - Fracture ... Ill [Unstable] - Fracture ... Classification #TypeIII #Trauma ... #Orthopedics #Dens
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
radiographic findings Trauma ... strength of muscle, tendon ... nerves, muscles, tendons ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics ... #pathophysiology
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture ... trochanter • Major traumas ... Causes: • Major trauma ... #msk #orthopedics ... differential #causes #pathophysiology
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
pain after any trauma ... DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES ... Visible deformity, Tender ... Visible deformity, Tender ... radiology #msk #orthopedics
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
Stress Fracture: ... => Microscopic fractures ... loading Stress Fracture ... StressFractures #msk #orthopedics ... #pathophysiology
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Hamate Fracture ... over the hamate should ... negative a CT should ... prompt outpatient orthopedics ... Radiology #MSK #Orthopedics
Common Types of Elbow Trauma - Comparison Table
 - RADIAL HEAD SUBLUXATION (nursemaid's elbow) 
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Types of Elbow Trauma ... - RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics ... #Elbow #Trauma
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
on the side of trauma ... on the side of trauma ... opposite side of trauma ... Grades #Grading #Orthopedics ... complications #pathophysiology
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 ... direct blunt/force trauma ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics