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Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Open Fractures: ... and Complications ... Classification #Open #Fractures ... #Diagnosis #Complications ... #MSK #Orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... #msk #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
of Pelvic Ring Fractures ... and Complications ... Grades #Grading #Orthopedics ... #MSK #diagnosis ... #complications
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture ... Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... low energy fall fractures ... #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #differential
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features 
 - Joint space narrowing (least specific)
 - Subchondral Cysts (pockets of
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features ... Osteoarthritis #OA #Xray #radiology ... #diagnosis #findings
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #msk #orthopedics
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
Pathogenesis and Clinical findings ... column) • Late complication ... bamboo spine) -> Fracture ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
arthritis (RA): X-ray features ... #RA #HandXray #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Clinical ... Pathophysiology #Findings
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications ... increased risk of fracture ... Death - Cardiac complications ... AnorexiaNervosa #Complications ... pathophysiology #diagnosis