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What mechanism of injury commonly causes humeral neck fractures?

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Falling onto an outstretched hand with osteoporotic bone.

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Most common humeral neck fracture?

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Surgical neck fracture with medially displacement of the humeral shaft due to the pec major pull.

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Minimally displaced proximal humeral fracture management?

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Conservative- with sling and gradual return to mobilisation.

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Persistently displaced humeral neck fractures?

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Internal fixation (plate, screws, wires or IM nails)

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Humeral head splitting fractures?

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Replacement- arthroplasty.

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What is more common, anterior or posterior shoulder dislocation?

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Anterior

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Mechanism of injury of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation?

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An excessive internal rotation force.

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Bankurt lesion

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Anterior shoulder dislocation resulting in detachment of the anterior glenoid labrum and capsule.

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Hills-sachs lesion

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Posterior humeral head can impact on the anterior glenoid producing an impaction fracture of the posterior head.

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Nerve at risk in anterior shoulder dislocation

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Axillary nerve

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Sign of axillary nerve damage?

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Loss of sensation in the badge patch area

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What confirms an anterior shoulder dislocation?

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Xray- if unsure use two views.

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Management of anterior shoulder dislocation?

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Closed reduction

Then use of sling for 2-3 weeks.

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Anterior shoulder dislocation and greater tuberosity fracture?

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Closed reduction then ORIF the fracture.

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Mechanism of injury for a posterior shoulder dislocation

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Posterior force on the adducted internally rotated arm.

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Treatment of posterior shoulder dislocation

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Closed reduction and sling.

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How do acromioclavicular injuries usually occur?

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Falling onto the point of the shoulder.

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Treatment of acromioclavicular injuries?

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Conservative management

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Who gets surgery in acromioclavicular injuries?

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Those with chronic pain.

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Management of a humeral shaft fracture?

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Conservative unless non-union.

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Intra-articular distal humeral fractures?

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ORIF

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Olecranon fractures?

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ORIF with plate and screws.

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Mechanism of injury for olecranon fractures?

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Fall onto the point of the elbow with contraction of the triceps muscle.

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Radial head fractures- minimally displaced?

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Conservatively.

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Radial head fractures-comminuted?
ORIF if the fragment is large.
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Fracture of the ulnar shaft is also known as
Nightstick fracture
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Fracture of both bones in the forearm
ORIF
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Monteggia or Galeazzi fracture?
ORIF
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Colles fracture mechanism of injury?
Fall onto outstretched arm
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Minimally displaced or angulated Colles fractures?
Splintage
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Largely displaced Colles fracture?
ORIF with dorsal plate and screws
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Smiths fracture management
ORIF using volar plate and screws.
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Bartons fracture management
ORIF
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Comminuted intra-articular distal radial fractures
External fixation
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Scaphoid fracture mechanism of injury
Fall onto outstretched hand.
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Undisplaced scaphoid fractures
Plaster cast for 6-12 weeks
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Displaced scaphoid fractures
Screw fixation
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3rd, 4th and 5th MCP fracture
Conservative
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Boxers injury
Likely to damage 5th MCP | Up to 45 degrees of angulation can be tolerated- however rotational deformities can not.
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Treatment of boxers injury
Strap to next finger.
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Any suspicion of fight bite in boxers injury
Explore in theatre.
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Management of phalangeal fractures
Neighbouring strapping or splint age
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Significantly displaced phalangeal fractures
K wiring or small screws.
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Intracapsular hip fractures
Hemiarthroplasty or total hip replacement
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Extracapsular hip fractures
Dynamic hip screw
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Subtrochanteric fracture
IM nail
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Pubic rami fractures
Conservative
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Greater trochanteric fractures
Conservative
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Unstable femoral shaft fractures
IM nailing
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Stable femoral shaft fractures
Thomas splint
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Distal extra-articular femur fractures
Not too distal- IM nail | Distal- plate and screws
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Distal intra-articular femur fractures
Plate and screws
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Proximal tibial fractures
If high energy and substantial soft tissue damage may need external fixation Rigid fixation
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Intra-articular proximal tibial fractures
Plate and screws
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Low energy tibial shaft fracture
Conservative
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High energy tibial shaft fracture
IM nailing.
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Distal tibial shaft fracture
May have too much soft tissue swelling- therefore need to externally fixate until safe to go in and put plate and screws.
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Intra-articular fibula fracture also known as?
Pilon fracture
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Significant soft tissue damage in intra-articular distal fibular fracture
Urgent external fixation | Internally fixate once soft tissues have settled.
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Isolated distal fibular fracture?
Conservative
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Bimalleolar fractures
ORIF
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Fractures with talar shift
ORIF
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Stable ankle fracture
Walking cast or splint age for 6 weeks.
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Falling from height you are likely to fracture your?
Calcaneous
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Talar fracture
ORIF
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Lisfranc fracture
ORIF
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5th MTP fracture
Walking cast, bandaging and stout boot
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1st MTP fracture
ORIF
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What might you use to view acetabulum fractures?
CT after Xray
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Undisplaced or small acetabulum fractures?
Conservative
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Unstable acetabulum fractures
ORIF in young | Older- hip replacement
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Low energy pubic rami fracture in the elderly
Conservative
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Lateral compression fracture description
Side impact where one half of the pelvis is displaced medially.
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Vertical shear fracture description
Axial force on one hemipelvis where the affected side is displaced superiorly.
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Anteroposterior compression injury description
Wide distribution of the pubic symphysis and the pelvis opens up. Substantial bleeding occurs.
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Open book (anteroposterior compression) pelvic fractures management
Reduce to stop the blood loss. Maybe use an external fixation.

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