ORTHO Flashcards
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fractures of the shaft of radius or ulna tx
surgical tx
ORIF in adults
conservatively –> ages 12-14
what’s the biggest concern in a radius or ulna fx
nerve injury
Fracture of distal radial shaft with dislocation of distal radio-ulnar joint
galeazzi
prominenece of ulnar head and lack of pronation/supination
Galeazzi
galeazzi fx tx
ORIF
fracture of the proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation
monteggia fx
monteggia fx tx
ORIF
distal radius fx AKA
colles fx tisk tisk
FOOSH areas of concern
scaphoid
distal radius
radial head
proximal humerus
3 varieties of FOOSH fx
palmar/dorsal displacement
extra/intra-articular
radial styloid
distal radius fx, non-displaced w/o comminution tx
longarm cast to immobilize –> short arm cast
what is an outcome predictor for distal radius fx
more disrupted the angle, worse prognosis
extra-articular distal radius fx tx
closed
intra-articular distal radius fx tx
anatomic reduction to resolve to same length (open reduction)
complications of distal radius fx
compression of median nerve
malunion –> limit of wrist ROM
joint degeneration in intra-articular fx
a cause of acute carpal tunnell radius fx
distal radius fx
what may you see on initial xray of a scaphoid fx
nothing?… repeat in 10-14 days
FOOSH, pain in anatomical snuffbox
scaphoid fx
XRAYs needed to assess scaphoid
AP
Lateral
AP in ulnar deviation
Clenched fist view
how to treat scaphoid fx if non-displaced and acute
thumb spica
how long to keep hand in thumb spica for scaphoid fx
12 weeks!
can you treat scaphoid fx with surgery?
yes, if want recovery in
scaphoid fx complications
AVN
non-union
where does blood supply innervate the scaphoid?
distally