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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
: Compression Fracture ... , Burst Fracture ... , Chance Fracture ... Stable fractures ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Pelvic Ring Fractures ... : Mechanisms, Clinical ... bilateral rami fractures ... Grade 2 - Rami fracture ... posterior ilium fracture
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Orthopedic Fracture ... Acetabular Fractures ... fracture • Evan ... Tarsometatarsal Injury ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
asphyxia Any rib fracture ... Fracture of lower ... Two or more rib fractures ... , sternal fracture ... #diagnosis #signs
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
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Harris Physeal Injury ... Above - Type II - Fracture ... - Compression fracture ... #Fracture #SALTR ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Fractures ... - Pediatric Fractures ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... Mnemonic #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Salter Harris Fractures

Pediatric physeal fractures have traditionally been described by the five-part Salter-Harris classification system.

Type I
Salter-Harris classification ... radiographs and the diagnosis ... is often made clinically ... intra-articular and the diagnosis ... there is a crush injury
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
humerus; simple = no fracture ... , complex = fracture ... associated injuries: Fractures ... + radial head fracture ... coronoid process fracture
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Open Fractures: ... Mechanisms, Clinical ... Typically "inside out" injury ... #Open #Fractures ... #Diagnosis #Complications