UE fractures- pictures Flashcards
The following shows which type of x-ray view in evaluation of which type of fx?
45 degree Cephalic tilt view
useful in evaluation of clavicle fx
The following shows indication of what?
Surgical management of clavicular fx
(this shows tenting of the skin)
What is concerning about this x-ray image?
The fracture involves the distal 1/3, which is concerning. This fx requires surgical repair
What is the following X-ray showing?
This is a pathological fracture of the midshaft of the humerus.
The pic on the left shows a unicameral cyst (a weakened area of bone), which is how a midshaft fx is caused by FOOSH)
What type of fx is this and how would it be treated?
Midshaft humerus fracture
tx w/ surgery
What do the letters on the bottom pictures correspond to?
Letters= pediatric ossification centers
(#= age at which ossification center appears)
C- Capitellum (1)
R- Radial head (3)
I- Internal (medial) epicondyle (5)
T- Trochlea (7)
O- Olecranon (9)
E- External (lateral) epicondyle (11)- this is L in the picture
“CRITOE”
What does the following picture show?
Forearm compartment syndrome–> Volkmann’s Ischemia/contracture
(there will be pain w/ passive extension of the fingers)
What type of fracture? What is the Garland Classification of each?
Supracondylar fracture
A= Type I
B= Type II
C= Type III
What type of fracture and what is the Garland Classification
Supracondylar fracture
Type II
What type of fx and what is the Garland Classification?
Supracondylar fracture
Type I
What type of fx and what is the Garland Classification
Supracondylar fracture
Type III
