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Fractures Flashcards

1
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Portion of bone torn away by muscle or ligament, tractional force

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Avulsion fracture

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2
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A fracture with more than two fragments

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Comminuted fracture

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3
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Displacement or separation of a slightly movable joint

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Diastasis

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4
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Skin ruptured and bone exposed

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Compound/ open fracture

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5
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Incomplete fracture in children

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Greenstick/ hictory stick

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6
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Bone fragments driven into one another

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Impaction fracture

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7
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Incomplete fracture, one side of cortex is affected

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Torus/ Buckling fracture

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8
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Clinically evident but not seen on xray. May become evident a week to 10 days later

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Occult fracture

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9
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Insufficiency or repetitive stress causing fracture

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Stress/ fatigue fracture

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10
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Fracture of 1st metacarpal

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Bennet’s

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11
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Fracture of 2nd or 3rd metacarpal

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Boxers

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12
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Fracture of 4th and 5th metacarpal

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Bar room

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13
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MC fractured carpal bone

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Scaphoid

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14
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Fracture of proximal ulna

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Nightstick

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15
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Fractured ulna with radial head displacement

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Monteggia

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16
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Fracture of distal 1/3 of radius with dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint

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Galeazzi

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17
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Fracture of distal radius with posterior displacement of the distal fragment

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Colles

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18
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Fracture of distal radius with anterior displacement of distal fragment

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Smith’s

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19
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Stress fracture of the 2nd,3rd,4th metatarsals

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March

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20
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Transverse fracture at the proximal 5th metatarsals

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Jones

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21
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Avulsion fracture of the spinous process MC C6-T1. HYPERFLEXION INJURY

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Clay Shovelers

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22
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Bilateral pedicle fracture of C2 due to HYPER-EXTENSION INJURY

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Hangman’s

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23
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Fracture through the anterior and posterior arches of atlas due to axial compression

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Jefferson Bursting

24
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Odontoid Fracture Type I

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Avulsion of the tip of dens

25
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Odontoid Fracture Type II

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Fracture through the base of the dens

26
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Odontoid Fracture Type III

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Fracture through the body of C2

27
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Avulsion of the anterior inferior aspect of the vertebral body from hyperextension trauma.

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Teardrop fracture

28
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Associated with cervical cord syndrome

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Teardrop fracture

29
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Teardrop fracture MC location

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C2 (Alwas on C4 on part III)

30
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Teardrop fracture management

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ER! Hard collar

31
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Fracture through any open growth plate

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Salter Harris

32
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Salter Harris Type I

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Horizontal fracture through the growth plate

33
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Salter Harris Type II

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Growth plate and metaphysis

34
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Salter Harris Type III

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Growth plate and epihysis

35
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Salter Harris Type IV

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Growth plate, meta and epi physis

36
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Salter Harris Type V

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Compression deformity of growth plate

37
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MC Salter Harris

38
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Most Severe Salter Harris

39
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Tibial apophysitis, Age 10-16, pinpoint pain and swelling

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Osgood schlatter

40
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Brace for osgood schlatter

41
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Avulsion fracture of the ischial tuberosity

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Rider’s Bone

42
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Horizontal fracture through a single body and posterior arch. MC L1-L3

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Chance aka Seatbelt

43
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Fracture through the pars interarticularis without slippage

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Spondylo-lysis

44
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Slippage of the vertebral body with or without fracture

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Spondylolisthesis

45
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Spondylolisthesis Type I

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Dysplastic - congenital defect

46
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Spondylolisthesis Type II

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Isthmic - Fracture through the pars
Broken early in life
MC at L5

47
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Spondylolisthesis Type III

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Degenerative - DJD of the facet joint

MC at L4

48
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Spondylolisthesis Type IV

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Traumatic - fracture through the pedicle/ could be lamina

49
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Spondylolisthesis Type V

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Pathological - pathology on that segment

50
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Spondy Grading Scale

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Meyerding (degrees of anterior translation)

51
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Spondy grade I

52
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Spondy grade II

53
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Spondy grade III

54
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Spondy grade IV

55
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WHich grade of spondy to not adjust

56
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Grade 3 or more is associated with what radiology sign?

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Inverted napoleon hat/ BRailfords bow

57
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Spondy management

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Flexion and extension radiograph for stability

Special test: SPECT

*Part II Supplemental (28 decks)

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