Section 22 Flashcards
(45 cards)
the final phase of bone healing and the longest
Remodeling
most extreme form of subluxation
dislocation
most important component of wound management
irrigation
Most common cause of flexor tendon injury
laceration
most common site of tendon injuries
Extensor tendons
most common tendon injury in athletes
Mallet finger (extensor DIP joint)
most common distal phalanx fracture
tuft fracture
most consistent clinical sign of hand compartment syndrome
pain
most commonly injured ligament of the wrist
Scapholunate ligament
most commonly missed wrist injuries
Carpal bone fractures
second most common carpal bone injury
Triquetrum fractures
most common carpal bone fractured
scaphoid
last carpal bone to ossify, and it is usually complete by age 12 years old
pisiform
largest carpal bone
capitate (usually neck)
most common pediatric fracture (<16 years);
Distal radius fracture
most common type of elbow dislocation
posterior dislocations
most common type of hip dislocation
posterior dislocations
Most serious complication is a compartment syndrome of the forearm,
Volkmann’s ischemic contracture
most common fractures of the elbow
Radial head fractures
most common fracture of the clavicle
Fractures of the middle third of the clavicle
most common type of glenohumeral joint dislocation
Anterior dislocations
most commonly injured in glenohumeral joint dislocation; total shoulder arthroplasty; proximal humerus fracture
axillary nerve
tested by pinprick sensation over the skin of the deltoid muscle
axillary nerve
most common complication in glenohumeral dislocation
recurrent dislocation
