Pelvic/Knee/Foot Flashcards
MMC of pelvic fracture?
MVA, high energy
How do you know the pelvis is fx?
XRAY will show a change in the RING, bleeding
Tx of pelvic fx are?
Pelvic binder, type and cross, surgery
SXS of hip fracture?
Prox femur - short limb that is EXTERNALLY rotated
Short femur internally rotated is due to?
posterior dislocation
What part of the femur is associated with AVN?
Femur neck
With a posterior dislocation what nerve should you check?
Sciatic Nerve
Complication to posterior dislocation of femur is?
AVN, needs a CR, abd brace.
Causes of AVN?
Femur neck fx, posterior dislocation, ICS use.
AVN diagnosis is made with? tx?
Frog leg Xray. Wt lose to surgery
dev hip dysplasia risk factors? diag?
Females, breech, first born. US
Ortolani, Barlow, uneven gluteal fold
dev hip dysplasia tx?
Palvic Harness
Legg-Calve-Perth is?
boys 4-10 AVN
Legg-Calve-Perth sxs? diag?
Unilateral Painless limp/ AP, lat, frogleg
Legg-Calve-Perth tx?
Bracing or surgery
SCFE is what?
Salter 1 fx in obese 10-16, can be bilateral
SCFE diag?
AP, lat, frogleg = Icecream of cone
patellofemoral synd worse with?
increase Q angle, pain with stair climbing. Theater sign (pain with movement after sitting)
patellofemoral synd PE? Diag
Pain with compression. No imaging
patellofemoral synd
PT - NSAID
Meniscal tear moa?
Twisting and squat
Meniscal tear diag?
“give way”, McMurray, Apley (upside down grinding), Thessaly
Meniscal tear tx?
rice, nsaid, PT, surgery
ligament tear mcc are?
ACL and MCL
ACL diag? MCL diag?
Lachman (30), and drawer.
Valgus stress- does medial ligament give?