9 results
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
onto the hand Symptoms ... – compartment syndrome ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Overlying wounds or signs ... recommended if injury
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... onto lateral hip Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... brachial artery injury ... ), compartment syndrome ... II-IV, pending orthopedic
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... after an acute injury ... Necrotizing Fasciitis ... Necrotizing fasciitis ... of spinal cord injury
Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Passive extension of the great toe with the ankle in dorsiflexion. A
Test for Plantar Fasciitis ... A positive sign ... plantar fascia symptoms ... #clinical #video ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Passive extension of the great toe with the ankle in dorsiflexion. A
Test for Plantar Fasciitis ... A positive sign ... plantar fascia symptoms ... #clinical #video ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... compression by fractured ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Fractures-> Femur ... Compartment syndrome ... consider compartment syndrome ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... msk #clinical #video