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Goldenstien Trauma List 10 Flashcards

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Indications for surgical treatment of tibial plateau fractures (7)

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  1. Open fracture
  2. Vascular injury
  3. Compartment syndrome
  4. Articular step/gap > 3 mm
  5. Varus/valgus instability ≥ 10° compared to the contralateral knee
  6. Condylar widening > 5 mm
  7. Any medial plateau injury
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Tibial plateau fracture complications (12)

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  1. Arthritis
  2. Loss of meniscal tissue
  3. Stiffness
  4. Compartment syndrome
  5. Peroneal nerve injury (type IV)
  6. Popliteal artery injury (type IV)
  7. Venous thromboembolism
  8. Infection
  9. Wound dehiscence/skin slough
  10. Malunion
  11. Nonunion
  12. Knee ligamentous instability
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Injuries associated with tibial shaft fractures (5)

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  1. Head/chest/abdominal injuries
  2. Ipsilateral femur fracture
  3. Ipsilateral knee ligament injury
  4. Neurovascular injury
  5. Ipsilateral fibula fracture

(Proximal → distal)

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Indications for surgical treatment of tibial shaft fractures (16)

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  1. > 10° sagittal plane angulation
  2. > 5° coronal plane angulation
  3. > 1 cm shortening
  4. >10 degree rotational malalignment
  5. Transverse/oblique fractures of the middle 1/3
  6. < 50% cortical apposition
  7. Tibia fracture with intact fibula
  8. Tibia/fibula fracture at the same level
  9. Segmental fracture
  10. Open fracture
  11. Compartment syndrome
  12. Vascular injury
  13. “Floating” knee
  14. Knee ligamentous injury
  15. Polytrauma
  16. Pathologic fracture
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Goals of surgical treatment of tibial shaft fractures (5)

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  1. Timely wound coverage/closure
  2. Prevention of infection
  3. Restoration of limb length, alignment, rotation and stability
  4. Fracture healing
  5. Return of function
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Steps of nonoperative management of tibial shaft fractures (4)

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  1. Long-leg cast with knee in 15° of flexion
  2. Non-weight bearing until soft callus forms (XR, no pain on palpation)
  3. Switch to PTB cast or fracture brace with progressive WB and PT
  4. Discontinue immobilization when clinical and radiographic healing
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Principles of surgical treatment of tibial shaft fractures (5)

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  1. Aggressive management of open injuries
  2. Early soft tissue coverage
  3. Restore limb length, alignment and rotation
  4. Stable internal fixation
  5. Early knee and ankle ROM
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Principles of plate fixation of tibial shaft fractures (5)

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  1. Avoid disruption of fracture hematoma/remaining soft tissues
  2. Proper plate contouring
  3. Use of large fragment hardware
  4. 8 cortices on each side of the fracture
  5. Lag screws for interfragmentary compression only if placed with minimal soft tissue disruption
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Advantages of nail fixation over plate fixation/ex-fix of tibial shaft fractures (5)

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  1. Decreased time to union (both – closed #)
  2. Increased union rate (both – closed #)
  3. Decreased malalignment (ex-fix)
  4. Decreased secondary surgeries (ex-fix)
  5. Shorter time to weight bearing (ex-fix)
  6. Improved functional outcome (ex-fix)
  7. Shorter hospital stay (ex-fix)
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Methods to avoid valgus/procurvatum deformity in IM nailing of proximal 1/3 tibial shaft fractures (5)

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  1. Posterior and lateral blocking screws
  2. Lateral start point
  3. Nailing in extension
  4. Suprapatellar nailing
  5. Unicortical plating
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Indications for amputation with tibial shaft fractures (9)

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  1. Limb is a threat to patient’s life
  2. Non-viable limb
  3. Irreparable vascular injury
  4. Warm ischemia time > 6 hours
  5. Severe crush with minimal viable soft tissue
  6. Irreparable ipsilateral foot trauma
  7. Reconstruction demands incompatible with patient’s personal/sociologic/economic needs
  8. Salvage may precipitate MOSF/ARDS
  9. Segmental tibial loss > 8 cm
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Complications of tibial shaft fractures

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  1. Anterior knee pain (30 - 50% resolve with hardware removal)
  2. Compartment syndrome (5%)
  3. Infection (deep 1% closed, 25-50% IIIB)
  4. Vascular injury
  5. Malunion
  6. Nonunion
  7. Wound healing complications
  8. Delayed union
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Risk factors for delayed union/nonunion of tibial shaft fractures (3)

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  1. Mid-third fractures
  2. Greater initial displacement
  3. Intact/rapidly healed fibula
  4. Open fracture
  5. Opening the fracture site at surgery
  6. Medical comorbidities
  7. Smoking
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Risk factors for infection in tibial shaft fractures

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  1. Open fracture
  2. Delayed soft tissue coverage (> 7-10 days)
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Risk factors for malunion of tibial shaft fractures (6)

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  1. Shorting
  2. Same level fibula fracture
  3. Comminution
  4. Intact fibula
  5. Proximal fracture
  6. Distal fracture
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Options for soft tissue coverage of open tibial fractures (7)

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- Local rotational flaps

  1. o Gastrocnemius (proximal)
  2. o Soleus (mid-1/3)
  3. o Peroneals (mid-1/3)

- Free tissue transfer

  1. o Fasciocutaneous flaps (ALT, volar forearm, lateral arm)
  2. o Myofasciocutaneous flaps (rectus abdominus, latissimus dorsi)
  3. o Free muscle flaps followed by split-thickness skin grafting
  4. o Osteocutaneous flaps (iliac crest, vascularized fibula)
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Classification of tibial plafond fractures

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Ruedi and Allgower Classification

Type I: Nondisplaced

Type II: Simple displacement with incongruous joint

Type III: Comminuted articular surface

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Tibial plafond fractures associated injuries (5)

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  1. Other axial and lower limb skeletal injuries
  2. Soft tissue injuries
  3. Compartment syndrome
  4. Neurovascular injuries
  5. Head/chest/abdominal injuries
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Classic AO principles of treatment of tibial plafond fractures (Ruedi & Allgower) (4)

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  1. Reconstruct the fibula to restore length
  2. Reconstruct the tibial articular surface
  3. Perform cancellous bone grafting of the distal tibial metaphysis
  4. Stabilize the medial column of the tibia
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Complications of tibial plafond fractures (7)

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  1. Ankle stiffness (50%)
  2. Post-traumatic arthritis
  3. Wound healing complications/skin slough (10%)
  4. Deep/superficial infection
  5. Malunion (varus)
  6. Non-union
  7. Chronic edema
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Ankle fracture classification (Danis-Weber) (3)

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A – fibula fracture below the mortise (SAD)

B – fibula fracture at the mortise (SER/PAB)

C – fibula fracture above the mortise (PER)

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Ankle fracture classification (Lauge-Hansen) (4)

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  1. Supination-adduction: low transverse lateral malleolus and vertical medial malleolus (A)
  2. Supination-external rotation: oblique/spiral fibula and transverse medial malleolus (B)
  3. Pronation-abduction: transverse fibula and transverse medial malleolus (B)
  4. Pronation-external rotation: fibula above mortise (C)
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Classification of posterior malleolus fractures (3)

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Type I: posterolateral oblique

Type II: medial extension

Type III: posterior shell

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Ankle fractures associated injuries (3)

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  1. Peroneal tendon injury
  2. Osteochondral lesions of the talus
  3. Deltoid ligament injury
  4. Foot fractures
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XR findings suggestive of a deltoid ligament injury (3)

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  1. Medial clear space > 4 mm
  2. Medial clear space > 1 mm larger than superior clear space
  3. Late talar subluxation
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Clinical findings unreliable in diagnosing deltoid ligament injury (3)

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  1. Medial ankle tenderness
  2. Ecchymosis
  3. Medial ankle swelling
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Indications for surgical treatment of ankle fractures (6)

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  1. Open fracture
  2. Displaced bimalleolar and trimalleolar fractures
  3. Displaced isolated medial malleolus
  4. Displaced lateral malleolus (> 3 mm short) with evidence of deltoid injury
  5. Posterior malleolus fracture > 25% (with instability)
  6. Syndesmotic disruption
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Complications of ankle fractures (10)

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  1. Post-traumatic arthritis
  2. Soft tissue problems/skin slough (5%)
  3. Infection
  4. Superficial peroneal nerve injury
  5. Delayed union
  6. Malunion
  7. Non-union
  8. CRPS
  9. Stiffness
  10. Loss of reduction
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Talar neck fracture classification (Hawkin’s) (4)

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Type 1: non-displaced

Type 2: subtalar dislocation

Type 3: subtalar and tibiotalar dislocation

Type 4: subtalar, tibiotalar and talonavicular dislocation

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Complications of talar neck fractures (7)

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  1. Osteonecrosis
  2. Post-traumatic arthritis
  3. Malunion (varus)
  4. Skin necrosis
  5. Infection
  6. Delayed union
  7. Non-union
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Mechanical blocks to reduction of medial subtalar dislocations (85%) (5)

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  1. Talonavicular joint capsule
  2. Extensor digitorum brevis
  3. Extensor retinaculum
  4. Peroneal tendons
  5. Impaction fracture of the medial talar neck on lateral navicular
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Mechanical blocks to reduction of lateral subtalar dislocations (15%)

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  1. Tibialis posterior tendon
  2. Flexor hallucis longus tendon
  3. Lateral talar neck impacted on medial navicular
33
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Classification of calcaneus fractures (Sanders) (4)

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- Type I: non-displaced

- Type II: 2-part

- Type III: 3-part

- Type IV: comminuted (≥ 4 parts)

  1. o A – lateral
  2. o B – central
  3. o C – medial
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Injuries associated with calcaneus fractures (6)

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  1. Contralateral calcaneus (10%)
  2. Lumbar spine fractures
  3. Tibial plateau
  4. Vertical shear pelvis
  5. Compartment syndrome
  6. Fat pad explosion
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Principles of ORIF of calcaneus fractures (8)

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  1. Surgery occurs when soft tissues allow
  2. Full-thickness lateral skin flap
  3. Sustentacular fragment (“constant fragment”) is the key to reduction
  4. Work through lateral wall to restore height and width
  5. Lateral buttress plating with fixation into sustentaculum, articular fragments and anterior process
  6. Ensure no peroneal impingement
  7. Careful soft tissue closure over drain
  8. Early ROM
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Complications of calcaneus fractures

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  1. Soft tissue/wound breakdown (#1)
  2. Infection
  3. Subtalar arthrosis
  4. Anterior ankle impingement
  5. Peroneal tendon/lateral ankle impingement
  6. Cutaneous neuromas
  7. Loss of ROM
  8. Compartment syndrome
  9. Malunion
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Risk factors for soft tissue complications with calcaneus fracture ORIF (5)

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  1. Early surgery
  2. Diabetes
  3. Peripheral vascular disease
  4. Alcohol use
  5. Smoking
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Results of ORIF for displaced intraarticular calcaneus fractures compared to nonoperative treatment (4)

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  1. Decreased risk of subtalar fusion (6x)
  2. No change in activity
  3. No change in time to return to work
  4. No change in subtalar joint motion
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Negative prognostic factors for surgically treated calcaneus fractures (7)

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  1. Age > 60
  2. Male
  3. Obesity
  4. Bilateral fractures
  5. Comminuted fractures
  6. Polytrauma patients
  7. WSIB
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Causes of foot pain after a calcaneus fracture (10)

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  1. Nonunion
  2. Malunion
  3. Peroneal tendon impingement
  4. Lateral subfibular impingement
  5. Heel widening
  6. Subtalar arthritis
  7. Sural nerve/posterior tibial nerve entrapment
  8. Missed peroneal tendon injury
  9. Plantar fasciitis
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Classification of navicular fractures (6)

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- Dorsal lip (#1)

- Tuberosity (PTT avulsion)

- Body (Sangeorzan)

  1. o Type I – transverse # involving < 50% of the body
  2. o Type II – (#1) dorsolateral to Plantarmedial fracture line
  3. o Type III – central or lateral comminution

- Stress

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