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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... • ED Management ... #Triquetrum #Fracture ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
trochanter • Major traumas ... in elderly Causes ... : • Major trauma ... #msk #orthopedics ... #pathophysiology
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
fracture (scaphoid ... trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... radial styloid fracture ... injury • ED Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Poliomyelitis Activity/ Trauma ... Greater Trochanter Fracture ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... #causes #symptoms ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain: • Fracture ... pseudogout • Trauma ... • Sciatica • Tarsal ... Red Flags: • Trauma ... lower #extremity #msk
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... variants of both • Acral ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
Fracture Healing ... / Compromise - Trauma ... Fluoroquinolones - Causes ... #Orthopedics #msk ... #Staging #pathophysiology
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause ... bone formation MSK ... -> Pathologic fractures ... the vertebral canal ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology