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What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
Symptoms/exam ... – compartment syndrome ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Overlying wounds or signs ... #Boxers #Fracture
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
overgrowth: • Carpal ... Tunnel Syndrome ... • Enlarged hands ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Acute Compartment Syndrome
 • Crush injuries, burns, circumferential constriction to limbs (each containing facially divided muscle
Acute Compartment Syndrome ... bleeding tendency/fracture ... Prolonged limb compression ... CompartmentSyndrome #ACS ... pathophysiology #orthopedics
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
weaker and more ... -> Pathologic fractures ... cranial nerves run, compressing ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications