Ortho Flashcards
1
Q
What cancers commonly metastasise to bone?
A
Breast Lung Thyroid Renal Prostate
2
Q
What are 3 fragility fractures?
A
Wrist
Hip
Vertebrae
3
Q
What is the mangled extremity score?
A
Score used to predict whether amputation is needed after lower extremity trauma
4
Q
What is the nottingham hip fracture score?
A
Score used to predict 30 day mortality following a hip fracture taking into account pre-op patient characteristics:
Age, Sex, AMTS, Hb, cormorbidities, malignancy, residence.
5
Q
What 5 investigations are essential before operating on trauma patient?
A
FBC U&E & glucose ECG Chest X ray Group & Save (+/- Clotting screen)
