Diagnostic Imaging Flashcards
What is TACBS?
Technical Alignment Cartilage Bone Soft Tissue
Which part of TACBS is key for trauma?
Alignment
What are the 4 Ds?
Detection (TACBS)
Description
DDX (Vindicate)
Decisions
What is VINDICATE?
Vascular Infection Neoplasm Drugs/Iatrogenic Inflammatory Congenital AutoImmune Trauma Endocrine
Option for follow up?
More X-ray Advanced Imaging Lab Work Prognosis of care Associations and compilations Referral (BE SPECIFIC)
What type of advanced imaging for chest?
CT
What type of advanced imaging for gut?
U/S then CT
What type of advanced imaging for acute head?
CT
What type of advanced imaging for everything other than chest, gut, and acute head?
MRI
What are the 3 parts of a long bone?
Epiphysis
Metaphysis
Diaphysis
What structure is between the Epiphysis and Metaphysis?
Epiphyseal Plate
Named Skull and Facial Fractures
Ping-Pong Fracture
Tripod Fracture (MC)
Le Fort
What is a Ping-Pong Fracture?
Depressed skull fx
Children
MOI: Broad deep depression
What is a Tripod Fracture?
Zygomatic arch, orbital, and maxillary process fx
MOST COMMON
MOI: Blow over malar eminence
What is a Le Fort Fracture?
Le Fort I - Maxilla and pterygoid plate
Le Fort II - Ethmoidal, maxillary orbit, and lateral maxilla
Le Fort III - Separated facial skeleton from skull
Named Cx Spine Fractures
Jefferson Fracture
Hangman’s Fracture
Teardrop Fracture
Clay Shoveler’s Fracture
What is a Jefferson Fracture?
Burst of C1
MOI: Axial compression
What is a Hangman’s Fracture?
Traumatic spondy
MOI: Hyperextension
What is a Teardrop Fracture?
Avulsion of a triangular shaped fragment from the anteroinferior corner
MOI: Acute hyperextension
What is a Clay Shoveler’s Fracture?
SP fracture C6-T2
MOI: Hyperflexion
Named Lumbar Fractures
Chance/Lap seat belt
What is a Chance/Lap belt Fracture?
Horizontal splitting of the spine and neural arch
MOST COMMON in upper lumbar
MOI: Auto accident
Named AVN of the spine
Kummel Disease
What is Kummel Disease?
AVN of the vertebral body
Named Rib/Sternum/SC Fractures
Tietze Syndrome
Golfer’s Fracture
Passion/Bear Hug Fracture
What is Tietze Syndrome?
Bening and Self limiting
Painful enlargement of the upper costal cartilage
MOI: after minor trauma
What is a Golfer’s Fracture?
Lateral margin rib fracture
MOI: Striking the ground instead of the ball
What is a Passion Fracture?
Rib fracture
MOI: Bear hugs
Named Pelvic Fractures
Straddle Fracture
Malgaigne’s Fracture
Bucket Handle Fracture
What is a Straddle Fracture?
Double vertical fracture of the ischiopubic ring
or dislocation of the pubis
What is a Malgaigne’s Fracture?
Double vertical fracture of one hemipelvis, superior pubic ramus and ischiopubic ramus
MOI: Vertical shearing force
What is a Bucket Handle Fracture?
Through the superior pubic ramus and ischiopubic junction
MOI: Oblique force impact to pelvis
Named AVN of the pelvis
Buchman
Milch
Pierson
Van Neck-Odelberg
Buchman AVN
AVN of the Iliac Crest
Milch AVN
AVN of the Ischial Apophysis
Pierson AVN
AVN of the Symphysis Pubis
Van Neck-Odelberg AVN
AVN of the Ischiopubic Synchondrosis
What is a SCFE?
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
MOI: >50% are non-trauma
Definition:
Salter-Harris Fractures
Definition:
Injury to the Growth Plate
Definition:
Type 1 Salter-Harris
Definition:
Fx Through the Growth Plate
Definition:
Type 2 Salter-Harris
Definition:
Fx Through Growth Plate and Metaphysis
MOST COMMON
Definition:
Type 3 Salter-Harris
Definition:
Fx Through Growth Plate and Epiphysis
Definition:
Type 4 Salter-Harris
Definition:
Fx Through all 3 Elements
Definition:
Type 5 Salter-Harris
Definition:
Crush Injury of the Growth Plate
Named Fracture Classification Systems of the Hip
Garden System
Evans System
Seinsheimer System
What is the Garden System of Femur Fracture?
Intercapsular Fractures
Type I - Incomplete/Impacted
Type II - Complete w/o Bone Displacement
Type III - Complete w/ partial Bone Displacement
Type IV - Complete w/ full Bone Displacement
What is the Evans System of Femur Fracture?
Intertrochanteric Fractures
Type I - Stable w/o displacement
Type II - Unstable w/ displacement
What is the Seinsheimer System of Femur Fracture?
Subtrochanteric Fractures Type I - Non-displaced Type II - Two Part Fx Type III - Three Part Fx Type IV - Communited Fx (4+)
Named AVN of Hip
Legg-Calve-Perthe’s
Mandl
Legg-Calve-Perthe’s AVN
AVN of the Femoral Head
Mandl AVN
AVN of the Greater Trochanter
Named Fractures of the Knee
Segond Fracture Osgood-Schlatter Sinding-Larson-Johansson Bumper/Fender Trampoline Fracture
What is a Segond Fracture?
Avulsion of the proximal tibia at the lateral joint capsule
MOI: Internal tibial rotation and knee flexion