Orthopedics Flashcards
Limping Child
LIMPSS Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Infection Malignancies Pain from trauma/drama S(CFE) Somewhere else lieth the truth
Leg-Calve-Perthes
avascular necrosis femoral head Age 3-12 (6) boys>girls xr (frog leg lateral) MRI gold standard NSAIDS and ortho referral
Kocher Criteria
Refusal to bear weight
Fever>101.5 (38.6)
WBC>12k
ESR>40
most common pathogen septic joint
S. Aureus
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
overweight tween boys
2nd most missed fracture (c/o knee pain)
Klein’s line
SCFE - line along superior border of femoral neck that should intersect the lateral aspect of the femoral head. In SCFE the head slides medially and the line will not touch femoral head
Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease
micro trauma to tibial tuberosity resulting in partial avulsion of tibial tuberosity and separation of bone
Gamekeeper’s thumb
injury to UCL (ulnar collateral ligament)
felon incision
ulnar side of 2, 3, 4 and radial side of thumb and 5
Fight bites
Strep species
IV ABX - Unasyn…ADMIT
Barton Fracture
like colles or smith but involves the joint
best view for acetabular fracture
judet view xr,
first sign of compartment syndrome
pain with passive extension, paresthesia
most common fractured tarsal bone
calcaneal
bohler’s fracture
angle in calcaneus should be >20%…less equals compression fracture