Question | Answer |
Fracture of the first metacarpal | Bennett's - named after Edward Hallaran Bennett (9 April 1837- 21 June 1907) an Irish surgeon |
Fracture of the 2nd or 3rd metacarpal | Boxer's |
Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal | Bar Room |
Most commonly fractured carpal bone | Scaphoid |
Fracture of the proximal ulna | Nightstick |
proximal ulna fx with radial head displacement | Monteggia |
fx of the distal 1/3 of the radius w/ dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint. | Galeazzi |
Fx of the distal radius with posterior displacement of the distal fragment. | Colles |
fx of the distal radius w/ anterior displacement of the distal fragment | Smith's |
Fracture of the distal phalanx | Bedroom |
Stress fracture of the 2nd, 3rd or 4th metatarsals | March |
Transverse fracture at the proximal fifth metatarsal. | Jones |
Avulsion fracture of the spinous process, most common is C6-T1. Hyper-flexion injury. | Clay Shoveler's |
Bilateral pedicle fractures of C2 due to hyper-extension injury. | Hangman's |
Fractures through the anterior and posterior arches of atlas due to axial compression. | Jefferson Burst |
Avulsion of the tip of the dens | Odontoid Fracture, Type I |
Fracture through the base of the dens. Most common/severe. | Odontoid Fracture, Type II |
Fracture through the body of C2. | Odontoid Fracture, Type III |
Avulsion of the anterior inferior aspect of the vertebral body. Most common at C2. Associated with acute anterior cervical cord syndrome. | Teardrop |
Fracture through a growth plate. | Salter Harris |
Horizontal fracture through the growth plate | Type I Salter Harris |
Growth plate and metaphysis. Most Common | Type II Salter Harris |
Growth Plate & Epiphysis | Type III Salter Harris |
Growth Plate, Metaphysis and Epiphysis | Type IV Salter Harris |
Compression Deformity of the Growth Plate, Most Severe | Type V Salter Harris |
Fracture through the pars interarticularis without slippage. | Spondylolysis |
Slippage of the vertebral body with or without fracture. | Spondylolisthesis |
Type I/Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis | Congenital defect |
Type II/Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
(most common at L5) | Fracture through the pars. |
Type III/Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
(most common at L4) | DJD of the facet joint |
Type IV/Traumatic Spondylolisthesis | Fracture through the pedicle |
Type V Spondylolisthesis is aka | Pathological |
Tibial apophysitis. Use Cho-Pat brace | Osgood Schlatter's |
Avulsion of the ischial tuberosity | Rider's Bone |
Horizontal fracture through a single body and posterior arch. most common at L1-L3 | Chance aka Seatbelt |
Ipsilateral double vertical fracture of the superior pubic and ischiopubic rami, with SI joint dislocation or fracture. | Malgaigne |
Fracture of the iliac wing. | Duverny - named after Joseph Guichard Duverney (1648-1730), a French surgeon |
Superior pubic ramus and ischiopubic junction fractures contra lateral to impact. | Bucket Handle |
Bilateral double vertical fractures: Superior pubic rami and ischiopubic junctions | Straddle Fracture |