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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... fractures • ED Management ... Discharge with orthopedic ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
by an ↑ rate of bone ... mosaic" lamellar bone ... • Caused by ( ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Primary Bone Tumors ... • Aneurysmal Bone ... Histiocytoma #Primary #Bone ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... • Bone marrow ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
inflammatory disorder of bone ... • Bone and joint ... Rule out other causes ... and lower jaw Treatment ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
with pediatric orthopedics ... with pediatric orthopedics ... growth arrest of bone ... growth arrest of bone ... #Diagnosis #Management
Syphilitic gummas in Tertiary syphilis
Tertiary syphilitic gummas may mimic basal cell carcinoma. The gummatous tumors are
treated, in most cases ... Without treatment ... vessels, liver, bones ... syphilis #clinical #photo
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... event after long bone ... stabilization of long bone ... including DM • Treatment ... #treatment
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
= Hypocellular bone ... and petechiae Causes ... Hypoplastic MDS: • ↓ bone ... • Suggested by bone ... hypoplasia/fatty bone
Orthopedic Platings, Nails and Screws
Bohler’s Stirrup: U shaped device to hold a Steinmann pin and applying
: Twisted wire bone ... saw, use to cut bone ... in the bone with ... bone tap Malleolar ... decreasing plate-to-bone