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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... PAF: Posterior ... able to weight bear ... Unable to weight bear ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... and mechanism of injury ... : * ATFL ligament ... #Orthopedics #Ankle ... #Fractures #Lauge
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Mallet finger - injury ... Gamekeeper's thumb injury ... to ulnar collateral ... ligament Bennet ... ligament injury
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Classification of ... possible vascular injury ... - Type 1 or 2 injury ... #Classification ... Grades #Grading #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
 • 1-part
 • 2-part:
Orthopedic Fracture ... displaced with posterior ... radius with dorsal (posterior ... with an ulnar fracture ... #Upper #Limbs #Orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
clinical findings • Posterior ... femoral head onto posterior ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Orthopedic Fracture ... - Below fovea/ligamentum ... - Above fovea/ ligamentum ... Tarsometatarsal Injury ... #Lower #Limbs #Orthopedics
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
: Neuropraxia (posterior ... syndrome, ligamentous injury ... control • Splint: Posterior ... DC with orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
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 ... recommended if injury ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Segond Fracture
- Avulsion fracture of the proximal tibia below the articular surface. 
- Associated with anterior
Segond Fracture ... - Avulsion fracture ... anterior cruciate ligament ... (ACL) tear ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics