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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... thumb injury to ulnar ... collateral ligament ... Scapholunate ligament ... Terry thomas sign
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
carpal bone. ... "pooping duck sign ... common carpal bone ... "pooping duck sign ... distal to distal ulna
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
Stress Fracture: ... mechanical loading => Bone ... strain => Bone ... StressFractures #msk #orthopedics ... pathophysiology #symptoms #signs
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
- Pain along ulnar ... along dorsum or ulnar ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Overlying wounds or signs ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
 • 1-part
 • 2-part:
Orthopedic Fracture ... of ulnar, together ... with an ulnar fracture ... first metacarpal bone ... #Upper #Limbs #Orthopedics
Important Orthopedic Angles
 • Calcaneum Fracture: 
    - Bohler's Angle
Important Orthopedic ... ≤ 4mm 4- Ulnar ... females= 17º±3 #Orthopedics ... Angles #diagnosis #bone ... #bony #measurement
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
shearing injury -> Ligaments ... tear a portion of bone ... onto lateral hip Signs ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #orthopedics
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
elbow x-ray review alignment ... posterior) and bone ... anterior sail sign ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
between all carpal bones ... "Terry Thomas" sign ... scapholunate interosseous ligament ... between all carpal bones ... ("Terry Thomas sign
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
elbow x-ray review alignment ... posterior) and bone ... anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... II-IV, pending orthopedic