MSK Flashcards
Most common nerve injury in anterior shoulder dislocation
Axillary
Hill-Sachs lesion
Posterolateral humeral head compression fracture
Bankart lesion
Further significance of this lesion?
Detachment of the anterior inferior labrum from underlying glenoid
Predisposes to subsequent shoulder dislocations
Most common nerve injury in midshaft humerus fx and sequelae
Radial nerve → wrist drop
Nerve injured in posterior knee dislocations
Peroneal
Immersion foot
Cold temps above freezing
Cool, pale feet
Parasthesias
Chilblain/pernio
Exposure to dry/damp non-freezing cold
Sores of face, dorsum of hands, feet
Pruritic, erythematous lesions
Shoulder is vulnerable to anterior dislocation in what position
Abduction and external rotation
Any high pressure hand injury
(Pain solvent, water pressure etc)
Emergent hand surgery
Radial nerve injury
Unable to extend wrist
“Saturday night nerve palsy”, injury to axilla (crutches), humeral shaft fx
Often occurs during deep sleep or coma
Flexion teardrop fracture
Fx of anteriorinferior vertebral body due to hyperflexion
Unstable: disrupts all three columns
Clay-Shoveler fx
Spinous process avulsuon fx, usually C6-7
Stable
Jefferson fx
Aka burst fracture
Fx of anterior and posterior arches of C1
Unstable
Due to axial forces (head first into swimming pool)
Treat achilles rupture
Splint with ankle in plantarflexion
Kocher Criteria
Pediatric Septic Joint Non-weight bearing ESR >40 Fever >38.5 WBC >12K
Ulnar collateral ligament rupture
Gamekeeper thumb
Forced abd of thumb MCP
Weak pincer grasp, tenderness on ulnar side of joint, ligament laxity with valgus stress
Thumb spica