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Salter Harris Fractures

Pediatric physeal fractures have traditionally been described by the five-part Salter-Harris classification system.

Type I
through the growth plate ... over the growth plate ... there is a crush injury ... of the growth plate ... Fractures #Types #Orthopedics
Hornblower Test for Teres Minor Injury

With the elbow and shoulder flexed to 90 degrees within the
for Teres Minor Injury ... within the scapular plane ... #Teres #Minor #Injury ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
A
Harris Physeal Injury ... of the growth plate ... Peds #Pediatrics #Orthopedics
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Compromise of growth plate ... recommended if injury ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
with pediatric orthopedics ... with pediatric orthopedics ... epiphysis, the growth plate ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... Pediatrics #Peds #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Platings, Nails and Screws
Bohler’s Stirrup: U shaped device to hold a Steinmann pin and applying
Orthopedic Platings ... case of cervical injury ... alongside the plate ... Dynamic Hip Plate ... Nails #Screws #Orthopedics
Full Can Test for Supraspinatus Injury on Shoulder Exam

The patient's arms are elevated to 90 degrees
Supraspinatus Injury ... in the scapular plane ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
and the solar plate ... Hyperextension injury ... EDS and/or volar plate ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... after an acute injury ... along the fascial plane ... of spinal cord injury ... Hypovolemic Shock #Orthopedics
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... tumour causing injury ... Acute #SpinalCord #Injury ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics