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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
injury -> Ligaments tear ... onto lateral hip Signs ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #orthopedics
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ATFL ligament tear ... PM fx (or PTFL tear ... deltoid ligament tear ... ) #Diagnosis # ... Orthopedics #Ankle
Halo Sign in Basal Skull Fracture

Halo of lighter liquid around blood spot on the cloth indicates
Halo Sign in Basal ... leaking from the ear ... JamesPowellMD #Halo #Sign ... Trauma #Clinical #Photo
Segond Fracture
- Avulsion fracture of the proximal tibia below the articular surface. 
- Associated with anterior
ligament (ACL) tear ... Segond #Fracture #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Radiology
The diagonal crease in the lobe of the ear (Frank's sign) is a sign theoretically related
the lobe of the ear ... (Frank's sign) ... is a sign theoretically ... suggested that this sign ... Earlobe #Clinical #Photo
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... Pericarditis A 50-year-old ... on her chest (photo ... the underlying diagnosis ... Kussmaul's sign
Dermatofibroma 
 - Skin-colored to brown papule or nodule 
 - Firm, indurated texture 
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Male - Dimple sign ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis ... Benign #Clinical #Photo
Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
upgaze - Light-near ... retraction (Collier's sign ... → "setting sun sign ... Parinauds #Syndrome #diagnosis
Chondrodermatitis nodularis 
 - Scaly papule on ear, usually helix 
 - Painful, especially when sleeping
Scaly papule on ear ... changes to the ear ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis ... Benign #Clinical #Photo
PV Card: Knee Injuries | Quick Reference Guide - Orthopedic injuries are commonly managed in the
Reference Guide - Orthopedic ... of a series of orthopedic ... cards written by a team ... the Emergency Orthopedics ... Mary Haas #Diagnosis