EM Ortho 8: Most Commons, part 1 Flashcards
Reference: Tintinalli Emergency Medicine A Comprehensive Guide, 9th ed
most predominant aspect of fracture healing happens in this phase
reparative phase
most extreme form of subluxation
dislocation
most common error associated with fashioning long arm gutter splint
insufficient length
most common site of compartment syndrome
anterior compartment of lower leg
most common cause of flexor tendon injury
laceration
most commonly involved finger in flexor zone I injury
dominant 4th digit
most common site of tendon injuries
extensor tendons
most common tendon injury in atheletes
mallet finger
most commonly injured structure in extensor zone III injury
central tendon
most common distal phalanx fracture
tuft fracture
most consistent clinical sign of hand compartment syndrome
pain
most common fracture in the wrist
fracture of distal radius
most commonly injured ligament of the wrist
scapho lunate
most commonly missed wrist injuries
carpal bone fracture
most common carpal bone fractured
scaphoid
Carpal bones arrangement
med-lat
hamate-capitate-trapezoid-trapezium
pisiform-triquetrum-lunate-scaphoid
composition of the anatomic snuffbox
med-lat
ExPoLo - ExPoBre / APoLo
ExPoLo - Extensor pollicis longus tendon
ExPoBre - Extensor pollicis brevis tendon
APoLo - Abductor pollicis longus tendon
contents of anatomical snuffbox
superficial to deep:
1. radial nerve (dorsal digital branch)
2. cephalic vein branches
3. radial artery and branches
4. scaphoid bone
5. trapezium
6. base of 1st metacarpal
2nd most common carpal bone injury
triquetrum fracture
most common pediatric fracture
distal radius fracture
