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ortho- clin med
common fractures, signs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bankhart lesion | avulsion of glenoid |
| torus fx | bubble in bones in kids' fxs |
| torus fx | aka buckle fx |
| sail sign | radial head fx |
| fx of ulna | monteggia's fx |
| Galeazzi's fx | fx of radius |
| risk of avascular problems | scaphoid fx |
| angled volarly | smith's fx |
| angled dorsally | colle's fx |
| most common wrist fx | scaphoid |
| scaphoid series xrays | radial and ulnar deviation |
| palm strikes a hard surface | hamate hook fx |
| scapholunate dissociation | watson's test |
| signet ring test | scaphoid lunate dissociation |
| APL | DeQuerveins |
| EPB | deQuervains |
| pain worse at night | CTS |
| late finding of CTS | thenar atrophy |
| additional tests for CTS | blood glucose, RF |
| Boxer's fx | neck of 5th metatarsal |
| Bennet's fx | base of 1st metacarpal |
| Rolando's fx | T or Y shaped fx of 1st metacarpal |
| reverse Bennet's fx | base of 5th metacarpal |
| Gamekeeper's thumb | rupture of ulnar collateral ligament |
| Gamekeeper's thumb | weak pinch, swelling, decreased movement |
| gamekeeper's thumb | laxity on radial deviation |
| Sequelae of gamekeeper's | Stener's lesion |
| rupture of ED | mallet finger |
| caused by hyperextension or dislocation of PIP | volar plate injury |
| first compartment syndrome | deQuervains |
| fish mouth | should NOT be used for felon draining |
| lines of cervical xrays | anterior vertebral, posterior vertebral, spinolaminal, spinous process |
| limitations of swelling for cervical xray | 6 mm at C-2, 20 mm (2 cm) |
| C-1 fx | odontoid view |
| emergency situation | clear c-spine with "cross table" and AP, supine, lateral, to make sure no fxs |
| dx studies for musculotendinous strain | pa, lateral, UA (to R/O pylonephritis), CBC, ESR |
| herniated nucleus pulposis | positive SLR/ WLSLR |
| HNP | positive tripod sign |
| sign for spondylolysis | scotty dog collar |
| oblique view | scotty dog view |
| spondylolysis | pars interarticularis |
| spot view | lumbosacral area |