trauma Flashcards
where is a bennets fracture?
thumb (1st metacarpal)
where is a boxer’s fracture?
2nd and 3rd metacarpal
where is barroom fracture?
4th and 5th metacarpal
where is colle’s fracture?
posterior displacement of distal radius fall on outstretched hand
where is smith’s fracture?
anterior displacement of distal radius
what is a monteggia’s fracture?
ulna broken
radius dislocated
what is Galeazzi’s fracture?
Radius broken
Ulna dislocated
what is jefferson’s (aka burst )fracture?
C1 anterior and posterior arch
compression injury
what is hangman’s fracture?
C2 bilateral fracture through the pedicles
whiplash (hyperextension) is known to cause what fracture?
teardrop (unstable) most common at C2
what type of compression fracture is benign?
anterior only
what type of compression fracture is pathological?
anterior and posterior
where are you most likely to see a horizaontal (aka chance) fracture of a vertebrae?
L2, L3
clay shovelers is an example of what fracture type?
avulsion
what is an avulsion fracture of the spinous process usually at C6, C7, T1 usually due to flexion injury caused by pull of trapezius and rhomboid?
clay shovelers’
double spinous sign
Fx of base of 5th metatarsal due to traction of peroneus brevis when the foot is inverted and plantar flexed?
jones (aka Dancers)
what is an ipsilateral double vertical Fx of the superior pubic ramus and the ischiopubic ramus, with Fx or dislocation of the SI joint?
Malgaigne
what is the sign called for a triangular shape of the lunate due to an anterior lunate dislocation?
Pie sign
what is it called when there is a widened space between the scaphoid and lunate due to dislocation with associated ligamentous rupture?
terry thomas sign
which salter harris is growth plate only?
type 1
which salter harris is growth plate and metphysis?
type 2 (most common)
which salter harris is growth plate and epiphysis?
type 3
which salter harris is growth plate, metaphysis, and epiphysis?
type 4
which salter harris is compression deformity of the growth plate?
type 5
