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Rx: closed reduction and casting if not comminuted; ORIF if comminuted

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Colles’ fracture or dinner force deformity or Smith’s fracture

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Rx: Closed reduction with thumb spica or ORIF

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Bennett’s Fracture

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Rx: IM nailing, ORIF, or external fixation

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Femoral shaft fracture or Tibial shaft fracture

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Q: What fracture is common in post-menopausal women?

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Colles’ fracture or dinner force deformity

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MOI: Axial loading on a pronated and partially flexed or outstretched arm

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Radial head fracture

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Diagram: Identify the fracture

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Mallet, drop, or baseball finger

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Description: Disruption of extensor mechanism, often associated with avulsion fracture

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Mallet, drop, or baseball finger

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Description: Fracture of the distal radius with palmar/medical displacement

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Smith’s fracture

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Description: considered intra-articular and prone to avascular necrosis

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Talus fracture

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Diagram: Identify the fracture

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Diaphyseal humeral fracture

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Diagram: Identify the fracture

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Radial head fracture

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MOI: Usually bending force, fall or direct blow

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Greenstick fracture

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Q: What fracture is common in young men, usually a fall or blow to the back of the hand.

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Smith’s fracture

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Rx. Immediate ORIF

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Perilunate fracture/dislocation

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MOI: Fall onto flexed or pronated wrist.

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Smith’s fracture

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MOI: Usually high energy trauma e.g. MVA, often accompanied by significant soft tissue trauma

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Femoral shaft fracture

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Rx: Strict immobilization and elevation, then protected WB, possible ORIF

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Calcaneal fracture

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Diagram: Identify the fracture

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Bennett’s fracture

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MOI: Usually high energy trauma

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Tibial shaft fracture

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MOI: FOOSH or direct blow (MVA)

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Monteggia fracture or Galeazzi fracture

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MOI: Valgus force with axial loading

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Tibial plateau fracture

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MOI: Axial loading of a partially flexed thumb

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Bennett’s Fracture

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MOI: FOOSH, elbow or direct blow

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Humeral fracture

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Rx: Often closed reduction and immbolization (80%), otherwise ORIF

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Humeral fracture

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Rx: ORIF and immobilization
Talus fracture
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Description: Fracture/dislocaiton of base of 1st metacarpal, can be highly functionally limiting
Bennett's Fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Perilunate fracture/dislocation
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Q: What is the most commonly fractured long bone?
Tibia(l shaft fracture)
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Smith's fracture
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Rx: Splint in extension 6 wks, then initiate AROM
Mallet, drop, or baseball finger
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Colles' fracture or dinner fork defromity
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MOI: fall onto or direct blow to the shoulder
Clavicle fracture
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Rx: Closed reduction and casting; ORIF if significant displacement
Boxer's fracture
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Rx: Usually ORIF, rarely closed reduction with casting or early ROM
Radial head fracture
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Rx: Usually ORIF or rigid immobilization
Monteggia fracture or Galeazzi fracture
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Rx: Functional bracing, ORIF if displaced \> 5mm
Tibial plateau fracture
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Q: Which fracture is devastating but often missed or misdiagnosed?
Perilunate fracture/dislocation
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MOI: Fall onto outstretched hand or FOOSH
Scaphoid fracture or Colles' fracture or dinner force deformity
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Rx: Cast immobilization
Greenstick fracture
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Rx: Figure 8 sling for nondisplaced fractures; rarely ORIF if displaced
Clavicle fracture
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Description: common in children, periosteal sleeve remains intact
Greenstick fracture
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Description: may be diaphyseal (younger), proximal (older), or distal (children)
Humeral fracture
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Q: Perilunate fracture/dislocation typically occurs in what population?
Young adults
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Description: Transverse fracture of distal radius with dorsal/lateral displacement
Colles' fracture or dinner force deformity
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Description: Fracture of proximal or mid 1/3 ulna with radial head dislocation
Monteggia fracture
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Rx: Closed reduction and casting; ORIF and bone grafting if avascular
Scaphoid fracture
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Q: Many common fractures are name for what 2 things?
1. MOI 2. 1st Dr. to describe the pattern
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Description: Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal
Boxer's fracture
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Description: critical lode bearing area, often associated with meniscal and/or ligamentous damage
Tibial plateau fracture
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MOI: Axial loading into hyperextension and UD caused by high energy impact.
Perilunate fracture/dislocation
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Description: Valgus force impaction of capitellum onto radial head
Radial head fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Scaphoid fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Boxer's fracture
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Description: may be related to osteoporosis, metastatic disease, TKA
Femoral shaft fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Proximal humeral fracture
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Q: AVN and non-union are frequent complications of which fracture?
Scaphoid fracture
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Description: Fracture of distal 1/3 of radius with distal radioulnar joint distruption
Galeazzi fracture
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MOI: Forced flexion of extended DIP
Mallet, drop, or baseball finger
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Monteggia fracture
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MOI: Usually a blow with a clenched fist
Boxer's fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Galeazzi fracture
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MOI: Fall from height or trauma
Talus fracture
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Description: typically affects middle 1/3 of clavicle
Clavicle fracture
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MOI: fall from height
Calcaneal fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Distal humeral fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Greenstick fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Clavicle fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Femoral shaft fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Tibial plateau fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Tibial shaft fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Talus fracture
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Diagram: Identify the fracture
Calcaneal fracture

PTRS 746 Exam 1 Combined and Randomized (7 decks)

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