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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
fracture in a patient ... FRACTURES: • ... Painful balottement test ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #msk #orthopedics
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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Distal Radius Fracture ... most common orthopedic ... injury. ... variable gross wrist ... carpal tunnel syndrome
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... injuries: Carpal fracture ... styloid fracture ... , median nerve injury ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... duck sign" on lateral ... ulna, pain with wrist ... dislocation, distal radius ... #Wrist #Carpal
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... Tenderness to lateral ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
(medial/lateral ... epicondyle > radial ... ), ligamentous injury ... brachial artery injury ... dislocation + radial
The Schatzker classification system of tibial plateau fractures is shown.

**TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES**

Frequency: lateral (less bad, more
** Frequency: lateral ... > bicondylar > medial ... Compartment syndrome ... Neurovascular injury ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
possible vascular injury ... Vertical Shear (VS) - Axial ... Compression - Lateral ... - Type 1 or 2 injury ... Grades #Grading #Orthopedics
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for ... positive if there is medial ... or lateral joint ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Orthopedic Fracture ... : • Type I: Lateral ... are present, 1 lateral ... Tarsometatarsal Injury ... #Lower #Limbs #Orthopedics