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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Essentials - Spinal Trauma ... CLASSIFICATION OF SPINAL TRAUMA ... unstable spine injury ... Thoracolumbar Injury ... #Trauma #Spine
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... Mallet finger - injury ... Boutonniere deformity - injury ... Gamekeeper's thumb injury ... Scapholunate ligament injury
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... asphyxia Any rib fracture ... Fracture of lower ... , sternal fracture ... cxr #chestxray #trauma
Unstable Cervical Spine Fractures 
The common mnemonic “Jefferson Bit Off A Hangman’s Thumb,” is used to
Cervical Spine Fractures ... Jeffereson Fracture ... AKA C1 Burst Fracture ... Teardrop Fracture ... #Trauma #Orthopedics
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
possible vascular injury ... on the side of trauma ... - Type 1 or 2 injury ... on the side of trauma ... opposite side of trauma
Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Odontoid Fractures ... II [Unstable] - Fracture ... Ill [Unstable] - Fracture ... #Odontoid #Fractures ... Classification #TypeIII #Trauma
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
What is a Boxer’s fracture ... Fracture of the ... direct blunt/force trauma ... recommended if injury ... #Boxers #Fracture
Clavicular Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Group I (69%) - Middle third (mid-shaft)
Group II (29%) - Distal
Clavicular Fracture ... Middle third (mid-shaft ... the mechanism of injury ... and the site of fracture ... #Clavicular #Fracture
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Radius & Ulnar Fractures ... 4-6%), Humeral Shaft ... Fractures • Extension ... Radius & Ulna Fractuers ... Scissors #Nerve #Injury
Chest Injury Score for Blunt Chest Wall Trauma
Age - 1 - Per additional 10-year increase starting
Chest Injury Score ... Blunt Chest Wall Trauma ... Number of rib fractures ... additional rib fracture ... #Score #Blunt #Trauma