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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Essentials - Spinal Trauma ... CLASSIFICATION OF SPINAL TRAUMA ... : Don't cause spinal ... deformity or neurologic ... #Trauma #Spine
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... • Ethanol - Trauma ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Heel Strike Test for Femoral Fracture

The heel strike, an axial force on the femur, can be
Test for Femoral Fracture ... possible femur fractures ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #sports ... #orthopedics #Trauma
Log Roll for Femoral Fracture

With the patient supine a femoral log roll, internally and externally rotating
Roll for Femoral Fracture ... possible femur fractures ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #sports ... #orthopedics #Trauma
Forearm Reduction after Fracture

#Forearm #Reduction #Fracture #clinical #video #physicalexam #msk #sports #orthopedics #trauma
Reduction after Fracture ... Forearm #Reduction #Fracture ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics ... #trauma
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Neurologic ... a mass as the cause ... Orbital Floor Fracture ... • Tumor • Trauma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain: • Fracture ... pseudogout • Trauma ... Red Flags: • Trauma ... History of blunt trauma ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived ... without an obvious cause ... with significant neurologic ... Central #Vertigo #Causes
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
dissociation • Other causes ... of tonic pupil (trauma ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Ludwig's angina Trauma ... Mechanical: • Larynx fracture ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... pulmonary #airway #physicalexam