General Classifications Flashcards
Achilles Tendon Rupture
Kuwada
Type I: partial tear of <50%. Treatment is closed
Type II: Complete tear with defect after debridement <3cm. Use end to end attachment
Type III: Complete tear with defect after debridement 3-6cm. Treatment is end to end attachment and tendon flap.
Type IV: complete tear with defect after debridement >6cm. Treatment is end to end, recession or graft
Open Fractures
Gustilo and Anderson
Type I: Open fracture with wound <1cm and clean
Type II: open fracture with a laceration >1cm without extensive soft tissue damage
Type III: Open fracture with extensive soft tissue damage
IIIA: adequate soft tissue coverage
IIIB: extensive soft tissue damage with periosteal stripping
IIIC: open fracture associated with arterial injury
Ruedi and Allgower
Pilon fracture classification
Type I: mild displacement and no comminution without major disruption of the ankle joint
Type II: moderate displacement and no comminution with significant displacement of the ankle joint
Type III: Explosion fracture, severe comminution and displacement
Ankle Fractures (2)
Lauge-Hansen and Danis Weber
Lauge hansen classifications (4)
Supination-adduction
Supination external rotation
Pronation abduction
Pronation external rotation
Danis Weber Classifications (3)
A: Transverse avulsion of the fibula below the level of the ankle joint
B: spiral, oblique fracture of the fibula at the level of the ankle joint
C: fracture of the fibula above the level of the ankle joint
Supination Adduction (2)
Danis Weber A
I: Transverse fracture of the fibula
II: Vertical fracture of the medial malleolus
Supination External Rotation (4)
Danis Weber B
I: Rupture of the anterior tib-fib ligament (Wagstaffe or Tillaux-Chaput)
II: Spiral fracture of the fibula with a posterior spike
III: Rupture of the posterior tib-fib ligament (VolKmann’s fracture)
IV: Avulsion fracture of the medial malleolus
Pronation Abduction (3)
Danis- Weber B
I: Transverse fracture of the medial malleolus
II: Rupture of the anterior and inferior tib-fib ligaments
III: Fibular fracture at the level of the ankle with the appearance of a spiral fracture on AP and transverse fracture on the lateral
Pronation External Rotation (4)
Danis Weber C
I: Avulsion fracture of the medial malleolus
II: Rupture of the anterior inferior tib-fib ligament (Wagstaffe or Tillaux-Chaput)
III: Short oblique fibular fracture above the ankle joint
IV: Rupture or avulsion fracture of the posterior inferior tib-fib ligament (Volkmann’s)
Volkmanns Fractures (4)
A: Large intra-articular fracture (>25%) with displacement
B: Small intra-articular fracture (<25%) with impaction
C: small fracture with minimal impaction and articular damage
D: Avulsion of the posterior inferior tib-fib ligament without articular involvement
Ankle Sprains How to test
Anterior Draw test- ATF
Talar Tilt- CF
Physeal plate trauma
Salter Harris
I: Complete transverse separation of the epiphysis from the metaphysis through the physis
II: Epiphysis is separated from the physis with the fracture extending into the metaphysis (Thurston-Holland sign)
III: Partial separation of the physis with an intra-articular break into the epiphysis
IV: Intra-articular fracture extending from the epiphysis into the metaphysis resulting in comminution
V: Impaction of the epiphysis into the physis and metaphysis resulting in comminution
Talar Neck Fractures
Hawkins
I: vertical fracture of the talar neck without displacement
II: vertical fracture of talar neck with dislocation of the talar body from the STJ
III: Vertical fracture of the neck of the talus, dislocation of the STJ and ankle
IV: Type III with addition of the talo-navicular joint
Talar Dome Fractures
Berndt and Hardy
Stage I: Osteochondral compression of the talar dome
Stage II: Partially detached, non displaced osteochondral fracture
III: Completely detached, non displaced osteochondral fracture
IV: displaced osteochondral fracture
Talar Dome fractures MOI
DIAL A PIMP
Posterior-Medial lesion: Plantarflexion and inversion
Anterior lateral lesion: Dorsiflexion and inversion
Talar Body fractures (just the two used)
Boyd and Knight/ Sneppen
Boyd and Knight
Type I: Coronal or Sagittal Shear fracture
IA: non displaced
IB: fracture with displacement at the talo-crural joint
IC: Type B with additional displacement at STJ
ID: Fracture with total displacement of the talar body
Type II: Horizontal shear fracture
IIA: non-displaced
IIB: displaced
Sneppen
I: Compressive fracture of the talar dome usually involves the medial or lateral aspect II: Shearing fracture of talar body IIA: coronal shearing force IIB: sagittal shearing force IIC: horizontal shearing force
III:Fracture of posterior tubercle
IV: Fracture of the lateral process
V: crush fracture