fractures

Question 1

classification of ankle fractures

Answer 1

webers A, B and C

Question 2

types of tibial shaft fractures

Answer 2

transverse, oblique, butterfly, spiral

Question 3

what does tension lead to

Answer 3

transverse fracture

Question 4

what does compression lead to

Answer 4

oblique

Question 5

what does bending lead to

Answer 5

butterfly

Question 6

what does torsion lead to

Answer 6

spiral

Question 7

who gets tibial plateau fractures

Answer 7

high energy in the young and low energy in osteoporotic bone

Question 8

what does tibial plateau fractures lead to

Answer 8

risk of NV injury, common perineal nerve and risk of compartment syndrome

Question 9

early fracture complication

Answer 9

compartment syndrome, vascular injury with ischeamia, nerve injury and skin necrosis

Question 10

early systemic fracture complications

Answer 10

hypovoleamia, far embolism, ARDS, SIRS, and multi organ dysfunction

Question 11

late local complications of fractures

Answer 11

stiffness, loss of function, post traumatic arthritis, non union. malunion, volkmanns ischaemia contracture, CRPS, osteomyelitisluis avascular necrosis