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What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
5th metacarpal neck ... - Pain along ulnar ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Overlying wounds or signs ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... "pooping duck sign ... distal to distal ulna ... distal radius or ulna ... #Sports #MSK
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
5th metacarpal neck ... 5th metacarpal neck ... hematoma block or ulnar ... object) • Splint: Ulnar ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Stone-In-Neck Sign on POCUS

A patient presents with abdominal pain and tenderness over this area. The scan
Stone-In-Neck Sign ... abdominal pain and ... stone-in-neck ( ... #Neck #SiN #Sign ... ultrasound #abdominal #labeled
Stone in Neck (SIN) Sign of Acute Cholecystitis

Always eval the GB neck - impacted stone-in-neck (SIN)
Stone in Neck (SIN ... - impacted stone-in-neck ... SIN had a sn of ... Cholelithiasis #POCUS ... Cholecystitis #Labeled
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
distal radial-ulnar ... distal radial-ulnar ... will be obvious; signs ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
associated avulsion fractures ... ulnar displacernent ... Complications include swan neck ... Discharge with orthopedic ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
indicated; expose neck ... to assess for neck ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... potential pelvic fracture ... ↓BP, Abnormal tone