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Orthopedic Platings, Nails and Screws
Bohler’s Stirrup: U shaped device to hold a Steinmann pin and applying
compression over fracture ... of metaphyseal fractures ... following NOF fracture ... – used in NOF fracture ... #Orthopedics #management
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 ... Management: - ... Compromise of growth plate ... Metacarpal #Diagnosis #Management
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Fractures ... - Pediatric Fractures ... Fracture of the ... epiphysis, the growth plate ... Orthopedics #Diagnosis #Management
Le Fort Fractures (LFF) are fractures of the mid face. 

They collectively involve separation of all
Le Fort Fractures ... (LFF) are fractures ... The pterygoid plate ... maxillofacial fractures ... Facial #Diagnosis #Management
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
associated avulsion fractures ... and the solar plate ... EDS and/or volar plate ... tendon) • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Lateral tibial plateau ... Lateral tibial plateau ... Medial tibial plateau ... Bicondylar tibial plateau ... Type VI: Tibial plateau
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... tendon Volar plate ... fracture - often ... Rolando fracture ... Scaphoid fracture
The Schatzker classification system of tibial plateau fractures is shown.

**TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES**

Frequency: lateral (less bad, more
system of tibial plateau ... fractures is shown ... **TIBIAL PLATEAU ... FRACTURES** Frequency ... Open fractures.
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 ... through the growth plate ... through the growth plate ... of the growth plate
Salter-Harris Classification
Salter-Harris Fractures involve the physis and cartilaginous epiphyseal plate near the ends of the long
Salter-Harris Fractures ... cartilaginous epiphyseal plate ... Salter-Harris fracture ... #SalterHarris #Fractures