Pestana: orthopedics Flashcards
legg calve perthes disease AKA
avascular necrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis
varus legs is normal until age
3
valgus is normal between which ages
4-8
supracondylar fractures of the humerus occur when… and are bad because…
when fall on arm and hyperextend elbow (child)
–>vascular or nerve injuries –> volkmann contracture
most common primary malignant bone tumor
osteogenic sarcoma of knee/upper tibia (sunburst pattern on xray)
age or osteogenic sarcoma
10-25
ewing sarcoma: epidemiology, age, location, xray
2nd most common
5-15 age
diaphyses of long bones
onion skinning
where do soft tissue sarcomas metastasize to?
lungs, not lymph nodes!
closed reduction vs open reduction
closed: external manipulation to align broken bone
open: surgical intervention to fix fracture
clavicle fracture treatment
figure of 8 device that aligns bone
or sling
most common shoulder dislocation
anterior
signs of anterior dislocation
hold arm close to body but rotated outward (like shaking hands)
signs of posterior dislocation
arm close and internally rotated
colles fracture happens from
fall on outstretched hand in old osteoporotic women
monteggia fracture happens from
direct blow to ulna—> diaphyseal fracture of proximal ulna with anterior dislocation of radial head
galeazzi fracture
distal third of radius gets direct blow–> dorsal dislocation of distal radioulnar joint