Fracture Flashcards
ID card Of fracture?
- Fractured bone and side
- Number of fractures locations (multifocal fracture)
- Fracture site
- Fracture type
- Dispalcement
- Bone quality (Underlyingbonelesion?)
Fracture site?
- Epiphysis
- Metaphysis
- Diaphysis
The rule of square?
if the width of the square (formed by drawing lines perpendicular to the fracture line) is less than the diameter of the bone, the fracture is considered stable. If it is greater, the fracture is considered unstable
What the fracture types based on the pattern in the Diaphysis?
- Greenstick: cracks on one side without breaking completely
- Transvers: The fracture line is perpendicular to the bone’s long axis.
- Comminuted: broken into three or more pieces.
- Spiral: twisting force.
- Compound: oblique open
Wat are the fracture type based on nature in the Epiphysis and spongious Bone?
- Split
- compression
- Association
how to classify the displacement?
- Distal Fragment compared to
proximal
What are the displacement types?
- Translation: the sideways movement of bone fragments relative to each other. The fragments are displaced but remain parallel to their original positions.
- Overriding: one fragments overlap each other, shortening the overall length of the bone.
- Angulation: the angle formed between bone fragments
- Rotation or Shift
The volar tilt?
the angle between the distal radius articular surface and the shaft in the sagittal plane. around 11 degree
The cervico-diaphyseal angle?
the angle between the femoral neck and the shaft of the femur. 120-125
Trochanteric Hip Fracture: Coxa Vara
he cervico-diaphyseal angle is reduced to less than 120°
The classifications of injuries?
- Gustilo-Anderson classification
- Cauchoix and Duparc Classification
Cauchoix and Duparc Classification?
- Type 1: Punctate or small linear wound, without peeling or bruising, can be sutured without tension
- Type 2: Contused wound edges, or detachedor bruised skin. some risk of secondary necrosis
- Type 3: Significant skin loss. Unable to suture without a tension. high risk of secondary necrosis
Immediate complications?
- Compartement syndrome: pulse present
- Fat embolism
- Hemmorrhaic shock
- Deep vein thrombosis: Homans sign: Dorsiflexion of the foot < pain behind the knee
Secondary complications?
- Volkmann ischemic contracture: damage of forearm muscles