msk Flashcards
(27 cards)
supracondylar humerus fx affects which n?
median
FOOSH
- name
- where fx
- assoc
- tx
- colles
- fx of distal radius +/- distal unla, radius posteriorly displaced:
- osteoporosis
- long arm cast
loss elbow flexion and forearm supinaiton n
musculocutaneous
fx of midshaft or distal radius with dislocation of distal radial ulnar joint
- name
- tx
- galeazzi fx
- sx
FOOSH with forearm in excessive pronation
- name where fx
- tx
- Monteggia fx
- dislocation of radial head and proxinal 1/3 ulna fx
- sx
scapular winging n
long thoracic
fx of the surgical neck of the humerus affects which n?
axillary
fall flexed wrist
- name
- where fx
- tx
- smith
- fx of distal radius, radius anteriorly displaced:
- cast
MVC adn blunt trauma
- name
- assoc w
- humerus fx
- radial n injury
severe trauma
- wehre concern for fx
- complication
- femur and others
- fat embolism
loss of shoulder abduction n
axillary
unable to abduct arm beyond 10 deg n
axillary
unable to raise arm above horizontal n
long thoracic and spinal accessory
fall on radially deciated outstretched hand
- name
- where hurt
- tx
- complication
- scaphoid fx
- tender anatomial snuffbox
- thumb spica cast or splint
- nonunion and avasc necrosis
elderly woman after fall w shortened and externally rotated leg
- where fx
- complications
- hip: femoral neck, intertrochanteric, subtrochanteric
- avascular necrosis with femoral neck fx
unable to wipe bottom n
thoracodorsal
pelvic fx:
- risk:
- tx:
major blood loss
-decrease pelvic volume with pelvic binder, sand bags, sheet tied around pt
wrist drop
cannot extend wirst
–radial n injury against spiral groove humerus
punch a wall
- name
- where fx
- complication
boxer fx
- 5th metacarpal neck
- fight bite
fx of medial epicondyle affects which n?
ulnar
ape hand
thumb cannot abduct
–median n injury at elbow
fx of the shaft of the humerus affects which n?
radial
trouble initiating shoulder abduction n
suprascapular
injury to carpal tunnel affects which n?
median
