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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... most commonly fractured ... common carpal bone fracture ... radius or ulna fractures ... #Triquetrum #Fracture
Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Odontoid Fractures ... II [Unstable] - Fracture ... Ill [Unstable] - Fracture ... #Odontoid #Fractures ... #Types #Classification
Supracondylar Elbow Fractures - Diagnosis, Radiographic Features and Management Guide

 - By Dr. Sarah Edwards 
@drsarahedwards
Supracondylar Elbow Fractures ... , Radiographic Features ... and Management ... Supracondylar #Fractures ... #Classification
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Acetabular Fractures ... Subtrochanteric Fractures ... Segmental fractures ... Tibia Plateau Fractures ... of Calcaneal Fractures
Salter-Harris Classification
Salter-Harris Fractures involve the physis and cartilaginous epiphyseal plate near the ends of the long
Salter-Harris Fractures ... Salter-Harris fracture ... #SalterHarris #Fractures ... #Classification ... #Types #SALTR #
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Open Fractures: ... Mechanisms, Clinical ... Features and Complications ... #Open #Fractures ... Complications #MSK
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Pelvic Ring Fractures ... : Mechanisms, Clinical ... Features and Complications ... bilateral rami fractures ... #PelvicRing #Fractures
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
 • 1-part
 • 2-part:
Proximal Humeral head Fractures ... minimally displaced fractures ... hand Smith's Fracture ... hand Barton's ... Distal Radial Fractures
Salter Harris Fractures

Pediatric physeal fractures have traditionally been described by the five-part Salter-Harris classification system.

Type I
Type I fractures ... Type II fractures ... Type III fractures ... Type IV fractures ... Type V fractures
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
Stress Fracture: ... clinical findings ... => Microscopic fractures ... => Fracture propagation ... loading Stress Fracture