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Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture ... low energy fall fractures ... Atypical femur fracture ... Subtrochanteric #Femur #Fractures ... #pathophysiology
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
asphyxia Any rib fracture ... vessel injury Fracture ... Two or more rib fractures ... #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
, Burst Fracture ... , Chance Fracture ... : Don't cause spinal ... deformity or neurologic ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Pelvis Insufficiency fractures
 - Back pain consistently one of the top three most common ER chief
Insufficiency fractures ... Insufficiency fractures ... rupture, femur fractures ... Insufficiency #fractures ... #radiology #mri
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... • recurrent fractures ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... pain - Frequent fractures ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... • Ethanol - Trauma ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Chemical (Acid, alkali ... Rim/Mid-facial Fracture ... Orbital Floor Fracture ... / Retrobulbar Fracture ... #Algorithm #Causes
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Embolism Syndrome Trauma ... accounts for —9096 of cases ... masked in the trauma ... stabilization of fractures ... Pathophysiology
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
progresses) - X-ray ... bamboo spine) -> Fracture ... spine with minor trauma ... AnkylosingSpondylitis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... Finger deformity caused ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis