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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
COLUMN CONCEPT Anterior ... column: AAL: Anterior ... AAF: Anterior ... Cauda equina Treatment ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
femoral head onto anterior ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... Complications: • Inability ... #msk #diagnosis
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
shoulder instability ... Differential diagnosis ... capsuloligamentous injury ... BHAGL): Avulsion fracture ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
elbow x-ray review alignment ... identified but anterior ... brachial artery injury ... ), compartment syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Prior anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation with Hill-Sachs fracture and Perthes lesion
Imaging Findings:
 • The arrow is
repair Differential diagnosis ... glenohumeral ligament ... Similar injury to ... medially → CHRONIC INSTABILITY ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
(25%) TEST FOR: ... Compartment syndrome ... CLINICAL: instability ... drawers, and special ligament ... consider compartment syndrome
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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L5/S1 with an inferior ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
patellofemoral ligament ... disrupted at the anterior ... patellofemoral ligament ... maltracking and instability ... Differential diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... is the defining feature ... quantify renal injury ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... #management #treatment
Compartment Syndrome Pearls
A vicious cycle of increased pressure within a facial compartment leading to compression of
Compartment Syndrome ... PAIN is key, the rest ... onset of ischemia Treatment ... constrictive • Reduce fracture ... #Compartment #Syndrome