Fracture types Flashcards
1
Q
Colles fracture
A
of distal radius with dorsal displacement of distal radius
2
Q
Monteggia fracture
A
of proximal 1/3 of ulna, may have dislocation of radial head
3
Q
Galeazzi fracture
A
distal radial shaft #, may have dislocated distal radio-ulnar joint
4
Q
Greenstick fracture
A
incomplete fracture of long bones, seen in children
5
Q
Scaphoid fracture
A
FOOSH.
tender in anatomical snuff box, and on compression of thumb and on ulnar deviation
imaging: scaphoid series
6
Q
Supracondylar fracture
A
distal humerus fracture, common in childhood
Gartland classification
