Lower Limb - Golden Facts Flashcards
Commonest fracture in the lower limb
Fracture of the neck of the femur
Most common type of fracture neck of the femur
Subcapital
(just distal to the head of the femur)
Commonest site of avascular necrosis of bone in the lower limb
Head of the femur
Commonest site of osteomyelitis
Near hip
Commonest site of osteomyelitis in children
Upper end of tibia
Commonest site of fracture of tibia
At the junction of the middle 1/3rd and lower 1/3rd
Most commonly dislocated bone
Patella
Most common ankle fracture
Pott’s fracture
Most commonly sprained ligament
Anterior talofibular ligament
Most preferred muscle for intramuscular injection
Gluteus medius
(upper outer quadrant of gluteal region)
Most commonly injured nerve
Common peroneal nerve
Most commonly used nerve for grafting
Sural nerve
Most common injury that affects lumbosacral plexus
Herniation of intervertebral discs
Commonest site of arterial occlusive disease
Femoral artery
(near adductor hiatus)
Popliteal artery
Femoropopliteal in 50% of cases)
Commonest site of femoral artery occlusion in acute arterial occlusive disease
Profunda femoris artery
Compartment syndrome most often occur in
Anterior compartment of leg
Commonest site of the percutaneous cardiac catheterization
Femoral artery
(below the inguinal ligament at the mid-femoral head)
