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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Essentials - Spinal Trauma ... and Spine Classification ... OF SPINAL TRAUMA ... Classification ... #Trauma #Spine
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Classification of ... , posterior Sl ligaments ... possible vascular injury ... - Type 1 or 2 injury ... #Classification
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... Lauge-Hansen Classification ... and mechanism of injury ... general areas of injury ... : * ATFL ligament
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Classification ... Limbs Letournel Classification ... - Below fovea/ligamentum ... - Above fovea/ ligamentum ... Tarsometatarsal Injury
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Classification ... malleolus OR a deltoid ligament ... Because a deltoid ligament ... malleolus or deltoid ligament ... #Fracture #Classification
Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Minor blunt trauma ... No obvious injury ... Grade 4 spleen fracture ... Exam #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Trauma #POCUS
Pellegrini-Stieda lesions are ossified post-traumatic lesions at (or near) the medial femoral collateral ligament adjacent to
femoral collateral ligament ... is a Stieda fracture ... medial collateral ligament ... Pellegrini-stieda #lesion #trauma ... #xray #stieda #fracture
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Fractures-> Femur ... Avulsion fractures ... drawers, and special ligament ... SEGOND FRACTURE: ... Consider trauma/
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Has femur fracture ... intra-abdominal injury ... FAST #Positive #trauma ... #clinical #ultrasound
Positive FAST Exam Perihepatic Window

Multiple pts. with significant injuries from MVC. Young adult with femur fracture
adult with femur fracture ... Grade V splenic injury ... Clinical #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #RUQ #Trauma