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Important Orthopedic Angles
 • Calcaneum Fracture: 
    - Bohler's Angle
Important Orthopedic ... • Calcaneum Fracture ... females= 17º±3 #Orthopedics ... Angles #diagnosis #bone ... #bony #measurement
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
carpal bone. ... common carpal bone ... ulna, pain with wrist ... Discharge with orthopedic ... #Wrist #Carpal
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
Stress Fracture: ... mechanical loading => Bone ... strain => Bone ... => Microscopic fractures ... StressFractures #msk #orthopedics
Scaphoid Fractures
The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone. Remember, if a fracture is suspected
carpal bone. ... common carpal bone ... follow-up with Orthopedics ... follow-up with PCP or orthopedics ... #Wrist #Carpal
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
 • 1-part
 • 2-part:
Orthopedic Fracture ... displacement of the wrist ... displacement of the wrist ... first metacarpal bone ... #Upper #Limbs #Orthopedics
Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Odontoid Fractures ... II [Unstable] - Fracture ... of odontoid and body ... #Types #Classification ... TypeIII #Trauma #Orthopedics
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
 •
Common Carpal Bone ... Fractures by Frequency ... drdevrad #Carpal #Bone ... #Fractures #wrist ... radiology #msk #orthopedics
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
on Wrist X-Ray ... non-displaced body ... prompt outpatient orthopedics ... surgery - displaced body ... Radiology #MSK #Orthopedics
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... posterior) and bone ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... MetroHealth_EM #RadialHead ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... Lauge-Hansen Classification ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics ... #Ankle #Fractures ... Lauge #Hansen #Classification