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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... The triquetrum ... Discharge with orthopedic ... #Triquetrum #Fracture ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Odontoid Fractures 
Type I  [Stable]  - Avulsion of the tip 
Type II [Unstable] -
Odontoid Fractures ... Type I [Stable ... II [Unstable] - Fracture ... most common) Type ... TypeIII #Trauma #Orthopedics
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Mallet finger - injury ... Boutonniere deformity - injury ... Gamekeeper's thumb injury ... Scapholunate ligament injury ... Terry thomas sign Triquetral
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
injuries: Ligamentous injury ... radioulnar joint injury ... interosseous membrane injury ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
' • Ossification ... brachial artery injury ... I; Yes, if Types ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
A
Harris Physeal Injury ... II - Fracture through ... III - Fracture ... IV - Fracture Line ... Peds #Pediatrics #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Orthopedic Fracture ... : • Type IA, Type ... IB, Type IIA, Type ... Tarsometatarsal Injury ... #Lower #Limbs #Orthopedics
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 ... there is a crush injury ... #Types #Orthopedics
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Open Fractures: ... Mechanisms, Clinical Features ... Typically "inside out" injury ... Classification #Open #Fractures ... Complications #MSK #Orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fractures - Diagnosis, Radiographic Features and Management Guide

 - By Dr. Sarah Edwards 
@drsarahedwards
Supracondylar Elbow Fractures ... , Radiographic Features ... Supracondylar #Fractures ... #Types #Gartland ... Management #Radiology #Orthopedics