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Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
rupture of the lateral ... collateral ligament ... of the complex posterolateral ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... #Knee #lateral
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
injury: * ATFL ligament ... tear * LM fx ... PM fx (or PTFL tear ... fx (or deltoid ligament ... #Orthopedics #Ankle
Complete PCL Tear on Physical Exam - Posterior Drawer Test

This is what a complete PCL year
Complete PCL Tear ... A partial tear may ... cartilage and other ligaments ... DocFlynnNFL #PCL #Tear ... clinical #video #orthopedics
Segond Fracture
- Avulsion fracture of the proximal tibia below the articular surface. 
- Associated with anterior
anterior cruciate ligament ... (ACL) tear ... Fracture #Diagnosis #Orthopedics
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
II: Incomplete tear ... of the ligament ... Ill: Complete tear ... of the ligament ... #Sports #MSK #orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
shearing injury -> Ligaments ... tear a portion ... from impact onto lateral ... Inability to weight-bear ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Arrows showing posterolateral ... • MRI: Posterolateral ... Posterior syndesmotic ligament ... tear: no impingement ... findings and torn ligament
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... able to weight bear ... Unable to weight bear ... compromisation > 1/3 • Bilateral ... Classification #Orthopedics
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... there is medial or lateral ... Meniscal #Injury #Tear ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
dislocations occur posterolateral ... 80% occurring posterolateral ... Fractures (medial/lateral ... Complex, involve orthopedics ... Complex, pending orthopedic