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Hip Dislocation - Posterior dislocation (90%): Typically presents with hip flexed and adducted; 5-15% of posterior
- Posterior dislocation ... externally rotated #Dagnosis ... #Dislocation #Classification ... #Anterior #Posterior ... #Diagram #ALiEM
Knee Dislocation Classification: Anterior vs Posterior  #Diagnosis #EM #Ortho #Sports #Knee #Dislocation #Diagram #Classification #Anterior
Knee Dislocation Classification ... : Anterior vs Posterior ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Anterior #Posterior ... #ALiEM
Elbow Injuries - Elbow Dislocations - Anterior vs Posterior #Diagnosis #EM #Ortho #Elbow #Dislocation #Anterior #Posterior
- Anterior vs Posterior ... #Diagnosis #EM ... Dislocation #Anterior #Posterior ... #Classification ... #ALiEM
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet finger, the extension ... of the terminal extensor ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Supracondylar Extension Fracture Classification - Type I: Non-displaced. Type II: Displaced with intact posterior cortex. Type
Supracondylar Extension ... Fracture Classification ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Supracondylar #Extension ... #ALiEM
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
T1 Ulnar Nerve Hip ... Nerve to Psoas Hip ... Gluteal Nerve Hip ... MuscleGroups #MSK #Orthopedics ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
lateral slips of the extensor ... phalanx to enable extension ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Supracondylar Fracture Classification - Type I: Non-displaced. Type II: Displaced with intact anterior cortex. Type III:
Supracondylar Fracture Classification ... both anterior and posterior ... cortex) #Diagnosis ... Flexion #Fracture #Classification ... #ALiEM
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
: Lauge-Hansen Classification ... ligament tear) #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Ankle ... Lauge #Hansen #Classification ... #ALiEM
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Gustilo-Anderson Classification ... > 10 cm - Extensive ... contamination - Extensive ... Open #Fractures #Diagnosis ... Complications #MSK #Orthopedics