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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine ... OF SPINAL TRAUMA ... : Don't cause spinal ... #Fracture #Trauma ... #Spine #Classification
Causes of Common Accidental and Non-Accidental Pediatric Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Accidental Trauma
 - Distal Radius
Causes of Common ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Accidental Trauma ... Non-Accidental Trauma ... #Causes #Peds #
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... (bamboo spine) ... -> Fracture of spine ... with minor trauma ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... constitutional symptoms ... pain, high energy trauma ... of neoplasm • Fracture ... #Causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... • Ethanol - Trauma
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... other forms of trauma ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pelvic Floor - Trauma ... Bowel • Pelvic Fracture ... Brain, Spinal Cord ... #Causes
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... • Neurologic symptoms ... a mass as the cause ... Orbital Floor Fracture
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... findings: • Symptoms ... compression by fractured ... Cord Causes: 1 ... differential #algorithm
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... neoplasms • trauma ... distinguishing feature