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C1 and C2 Fractures and Injuries - Which Fractures are Stable and Unstable

#Diagnosis #Orthopedics #C1C2 #Cervical
are Stable and ... Unstable #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #C1C2 ... #Unstable #Stability ... #Table #ALiEM
C3-C7 Fractures and Injuries - Which Fractures are Stable and Unstable

#Diagnosis #Orthopedics #C3C7 #Cervical #Fractures #Unstable
are Stable and ... Unstable #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #C3C7 ... #Unstable #Stability ... #Table #ALiEM
Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Type I [Stable ... tip Type II [Unstable ... common) Type Ill [Unstable ... #Types #Classification ... TypeIII #Trauma #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Stable fractures ... : Don't cause spinal ... to weight bear Unstable ... fractures: Unable ... Criteria of unstable
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
joint becomes unstable ... radiographs, an unstable ... appear to be a stable ... arealmost all unstable ... the injury is unstable
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ligamentous injury (LCL ... • If stable ... DC with orthopedic ... • If unstable ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... progresses from Stage ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics ... #Ankle #Fractures ... #ALiEM
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
Inflammatory Stage ... site Soft Callus Stage ... Fluoroquinolones - Causes ... #Stages #Orthopedics ... #msk #Staging #pathophysiology