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ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... and mechanism of injury ... general areas of injury ... : * ATFL ligament ... #Orthopedics #Ankle
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
Low Ankle Sprain ... II: Incomplete tear ... ligament in ankle ... LowAnkleSprain #Sports #MSK ... #orthopedics #Grading
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
all carpal bones should ... • Due to injury ... scapholunate interosseous ligament ... all carpal bones should ... #Sports #MSK
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Posterior hip dislocation ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Dislocation - ED ... Axillary nerve injury ... neurovascular injury ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
This is a fibula fracture with a tear of the deltoid ligament and syndesmotic ligaments. 

It’s
fracture with a tear ... degrees around the ankle ... #syndesmotic #injury ... fibular #fracture #ankle ... clinical #sports #orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
Anterior Shoulder ... muscle, tendon, ligaments ... muscles, tendons, ligaments ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
with a capsule tear ... dislocation WITHOUT ... capsuloligamentous injury ... No tear of the labrum ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury

 • The objective is to identify the integrity of the syndesmotic
for Syndesmotic Injury ... the syndesmotic ligaments ... a syndesmotic ligament ... ankle sprain. ... #msk #orthopedics
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... able to weight bear ... Unable to weight bear ... Bilateral facet joints dislocation ... Classification #Orthopedics