Trauma Flashcards
Jas Dillon 2015
Leading cause of death in first 4 decades of life?
Trauma
Describe the trimodal death distribution…
Immediate deaths within the first hour
Early deaths - ATLS used here within first 4 hours of trauma
Late deaths = deaths that occur from injuries 3-4 weeks after trauma
Acronym for Primary survey?
ABCDE Airway and c-spine protection Breathing/ventilation Circulation and hemorrhage control Disability = neuro status Environment/Exposure
Adjuncts to Primary survey?
Vital signs, ABG, Pulse Ox, Urine output, ECG
What are two types of cricothyroidotomy? How is each one completed? Downsides?
Needle Cricothyroidotomy
- 14 gauge angiocatheter to cricothyroid membrane - can attach O2 canula to maintain oxygen saturation
- only temporary - lasting about 30 minutes due to CO2 build up. Cannot ventilate patient well.
Surgical cricothyroidomy
- 2 cm vertical incision between thyroid and cricoid cartilages.
- Incision through membrane then use blunt end of scalpel or tracheal spread to open. Insure ET tube size 6 (small opening)
- Make sure you are in the midline!
Diameters of cricothryoid membrane?
13 mm below vocal cords
1 cm in length
what is secondary survey?
AMPLE acronym Allergies Meds Past illnesses/prenancy Last meal Events/Environment
What is battle’s sign?
ecchymosis behind ear - suggestive of base of skull fractures
what are the zones of the neck and what delineates them?
Zone 1 = clavicle to cricoid
= danger zone - great vessels and lungs here.
= do not explore = 12 % mortality when explored
Zone 2 = cricoid to mandible inferior border
Zone 3 = mandible to base of skull
What is recommendation for blunt and penetrating neck trauma?
CTA +/-pan endoscopy
GCS? Min and max?
3-15
Intubated = T
Eyes =4
Verbal=5
Motor=6
Tertiary survey?
Third time to do entire exam once patient is on floor
Tracheostomy Describe procedure
MArk out laryngeal prominence (thyroid cartilage) and sternal notch.
Horizontal incision is between these two landmarks.
blunt dissection down - feel for rings
constantly check midline
cricoid hook to pull superiorly
tracheotomy = incision
or
tracheostomy= cut out piece to create window
Place tube and secure
Missing tooth s/p trauma and patient doesn’t know where it is what do you do?
Chest x-ray to exclude aspiration
Do overjet, overbite, and lip incompetence affect dentoalveolar traumas?
3-4 x more likely for tooth fracture with these
Ellis classifications
I= enamel fx II= through dentin III= through pulp IV= roots
What vaccination is important if tooth is avulsed and reimplanted?
Tetanus vaccination
Ellis I and II tx
Temproary restoration to prevent sensitivity and check occlusion
f/u for pulpal necrosis over 3-6 months
Ellis III
Partial pulpotomy at General dentist with CaOH paste to seal tooth.
Ellis IV
- Reposition and splint (semirigid) teeth for 4 weeks
- Refer to GD to eval vitality
- poor prognosis
Worse type of root fracture / poorest prognosis
Vertical root fracture is worst, then cervical third fracture, then middle third, then apical third
Concussion of tooth?
nondisplaced but percussion sensitivitive.
tx = remove from occlusion and check vitality periodically
Subluxation of tooth?
tooth is loose but nondisplaced
tx - semi rigid split vs soft diet.
Luxation of tooth 3 types?
What is worst type?
Intrusion, extrusion, lateral
Intrusion is worst
tx = reposition and splint semi rigid
Avulsed deciduous tooth?
do NOT reimplant
Avulsion of tooth?
- avoid disrupting PDL/do not touch root
TX for parents- gently wash for 10 seconds in cold water and reimplant in mouth - if unable to reimplant and patient is old enough - place in cheek - saliva = great pH
- Alternatives = milk or hanks solution
- If replaced with 30 minutes = good prognosis
- If dry >60 minutes = poor prognosis
Intruded teeth treatment?
let rerupt on its own… consider orthodontic extrusion if it doesn’t erupt
Avulsion of closed vs open apex tooth and <60 minutes has gone by?
Closed= semirigid splint for 7-10 days up to 14 days max, RCT while in splint, abx for a week
Open = semirigid splint for 3-4 weeks, check vitality to see if RCT is needed, abx 1 week
Avulsed tooth > 60 minutes
consider tx of root surface with 2% NaF for 20minutes (soak tooth in sodium fluoride)
-semirigid splint x 4 weeks with RCT prior to reinsertion or 1 week after reinsertion
abx 1 week
Alveolar fracture treatment
Reposition alveolus
Rigid splint x 4 weeks
Extract hopeless teeth after fracutre heals
Abx recommended 1 week
How does strain affect mandibular boney healing s/p fracture?
Mechanical forces produce strain that elongates boney healing - if too much strain bone will not heal = nonunion
prevent with fixation
Direct vs indirect bone healing
direct = bone to bone contact
indirect = small boney gap
Must be ware of muscle pull with fracture type?
what areas of mandible have the strongest and weakest muscle pulls?
strongest = symphysis weakest = condyles
Muscles of mastication will alter muscle pull forces and vectors
Name vectors and attachment of mandibualr muscles?
Temporalis = cornoid (medial pole) pulls superiorly
Lateral ptergoid= condyle anterior pole pulls anterior and medially
Medial pterygoid = angle (medial side)superiorly and anterily
Massetter = same as M. pterygoid but on lateral side of mandible angle
Mylohyoid= pulls inferiorly
Geniohyoid and genioglossus pull mandible posteriorly at symphysis
Mandibular Fracture Classifications (6 types)
Simple
Compound/open = communicates with PDL or laceration
Comminuted (multiple pieces)
Greenstick = no mobility, no distortion, one cortex has fx line
complex/complicated (involves adjacent structure - nerves and vessels
Telescoped = one segment into another
Closed reduction
Indirect fixation= stabilization at site distant from fracture.
Can be used on majority of fx’s though may not have best outcome.
6-8 weeks ( unless condylar of childrens fx)
jaw stretching exercises
beware of locking someone in a kicking out gonial angles
transoral approach pros and cons
Advantages
- direct access
- no scar
cons
- difficult access
- tough to see psoterior
extraoral pros and cons
pros = better access
cons = infection (cross contamination of skin, scarring, facial nerve involvement
Principles of mandibular fracture tx
- Reduce fragments
- reestablish occlusion
- apply stable fixation
Mandibular fx tx options
- CR- MMF
- ORIF - lag screws vs plates
- Ex fix
What are fracture patterns i.e favorable vs unfavorable
favorable = muscle pull segments together
vertically favorable = resists superior displacement (masseter and m.pterygoid)
horizontally favorable = resists medial displacement (lateral pterygoid)
unfavorable = segments are pulled apart
Condylar fx in younger patients
consider less CR
Indications for extraction of teeth in line of fracture (5)
- periapical pathology
- Partially erupted third molars with signs of pericoronitis or cyst
- fractured roots or severe bone resorption (2/3) root exposed
- delay in treatment
- prevents adequate reduction
Semirigid vs nonrigid vs rigid fixation
less incidence of infection in rigid fixation due to less micro movement
Indication to avoid closed reduction
- noncompliant patient
- seizures
- alcoholic (vomiting)
- mental disability
Where are your zones of tension and compression in the mandible?
Tension line are superior by teeth and this can open the fracure (spread fracture)
Compression lines are along inferior border and these compress boney segments
Coronoid = lines of tension in superior direction
Condyle = Anteriorly = tension zone, posteriorly = compression zone
Load sharings vs Laod bearing plates
load sharing = bone and implant share work
load bearing= plate takes all force
Load bearing IF indications?
infected, comminuted/complex fractures, grafting sites, noncompliant patients
Worry in comminuted fractures?
blood supply to fractured segments and subsequent necrosis if lacking
what is fracture simplification?
taking small pieces and combining them into larger pieces using miniplates to then place recon plate
Facial nerve appears injured post op, but reexploration shows intact facial nerve… what causes facial droop?
traction to neuropraxia injury
guardsman fracture?
symphysis fracture and both condylar heads
Considerations for pediatric patients with fractures (4)
- deciduous eeth
- bulbous teeth - difficult to put in MMF
- teeth buds ( no screws)
- growth
Considerations for elderly patients with fractures (5)
- Medications (steroids, bisphosphonates, etc)
- cannot tolerate MMF
- edentulous
- loss of IAN blood supply
- Atrophic mandible
Examples of functionally stable, semirigid fixation
- Closed reduction.
- arch bar and minipalte
- champy plate at lines of tension
micromovement occurs
Champy plate theory?
Pro’s?
Con’s?
Lines of tensions in superior aspect of mandible and on superior and inferior aspect of symphysis can be banded with monocortical screws and miniplate as functionally stable semi rigid fixation.
Pros = less risk to IAN cons= semirigid = increased risk of infection
How many plates are needed to minimize infection with angle fxs?
no difference between one vs two plates
Load sharing rigid internal fixation theory?
- Use lag screws to bring segments together, Compressing them.
- can also be two smaller/nonrecon plates
- can also be arch bar and heavier plate
this puts forces on both screw and bone
Risk of symphysis fractures?
gonial flaring/ lingual gap
tx - must compress angles with assistants or orthopedic pelvic clamp
Best option for fixation
- arch bar and plate
- 2 plates
- lag screws
- 3d printed plates
- no difference was seen
ellis 2014
Lag screws and 1 plate with an arch bar are superior to two plates in termed of post op complications
two plates can cause wound dehiscence at second plate and increased risk of infection
Treatment of condylar fractures -
indications for Open
4 absolute
3 relative
- Closed reduction
2.ORIF
Absolute:
a.malocclusion/cannot reduce with CR
b. condylar head displaced laterally extracapsular
c. foreign body intracapuslar
d. limited function
Relative
e. bilateral condylar fxs with midface fx (panface) or lacks posterior dentition - maintains vertical height
f. cannot tolerate CR
g. severe atrophy of mandible