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

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
II: Incomplete tear ... Ill: Complete tear ... (uncommonly injured ... #Sports #MSK #orthopedics ... Grades #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... msk #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... LF: Ligamentum ... able to weight bear ... Unable to weight bear ... Classification #Orthopedics
This is a fibula fracture with a tear of the deltoid ligament and syndesmotic ligaments. 

It’s
fracture with a tear ... of the deltoid ligament ... and syndesmotic ligaments ... #syndesmotic #injury ... clinical #sports #orthopedics
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign ... ) for ACL Injury ... #ACL #Injury #acl ... anterior #cruciate #ligament ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament ... with a capsule tear ... capsuloligamentous injury ... GAGL): "Reverse J sign ... No tear of the labrum
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
malleolus OR a deltoid ligament ... is tear. ... Because a deltoid ligament ... malleolus or deltoid ligament ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics
Positive Posterior Drawer Test for PCL Knee Injury

#Posterior #Drawer #Test #PCL #tear #cruciate #ligament #knee #clinical
Test for PCL Knee Injury ... Drawer #Test #PCL #tear ... #cruciate #ligament ... #msk #sports #orthopedics