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ORTHOPEDICS COMPLICATIONS Same as lunate dislocations Forearm Injuries COLLESFRACTURE MECHANISM FOOSH. DIAGNOSIS X-ray shows fra ...

ORTHOPEDICS TREATMENT Closed reduction, long arm or sugar-tong splint, orthopedic follow-up COMPLICATIONS Median nerve injury BA ...

ORTHOPEDICS TREATMENT Sugar-tong splint, referral to orthopedics for ORIF. Because this is an unstable fracture, closed reductio ...

ORTHOPEDICS Elbow Injuries OLECRANONFRACTURES ■ For a nondisplaced olecranon fracture, stabilize with a posterior splint. For an ...

ORTHOPEDICS LATERALEPICONDYLARFRACTURE ■ Very rare! TREATMENT Nondisplaced fractures can be stabilized with a posterior splint w ...

ORTHOPEDICS TREATMENT Reduction COMPLICATIONS Elbow fractures in 30–60% of cases; brachial artery injury ANTERIORELBOWDISLOCATIO ...

ORTHOPEDICS Shoulder Injuries ANTERIORSHOULDERDISLOCATION DIAGNOSIS There are four distinct types of anterior shoulder dislocati ...

ORTHOPEDICS TREATMENT Traction and reduction of humeral head anteriorly COMPLICATIONS Often associated with humerus fractures IN ...

ORTHOPEDICS ROTATORCUFFINJURIES Continuum of injury: Mechanical impingement →rotator cuff tendonitis → rotator cuff tear. MECHAN ...

ORTHOPEDICS CLAVICULARFRACTURES DIAGNOSIS Classified by segment (distal third, middle third, or medial third) TREATMENT/COMPLICA ...

ORTHOPEDICS TREATMENT ■ First-degree dislocation:Arm sling ■ Second-degree dislocation:Figure-of-eight clavicular strap or sling ...

ORTHOPEDICS TREATMENT ■ Nondisplaced patella fractures require immobilization in full extension and advanced weight bearing as t ...

ORTHOPEDICS TIBIALPLATEAUFRACTURE ■ Most common fracture of the knee ■ Most involve the lateral plateau. MECHANISM Impact that d ...

ORTHOPEDICS ■ Exam reveals genu valgum (knock-knee) and atrophied quadriceps muscles (particularly the vastus medialis obliquus) ...

ORTHOPEDICS COMPLICATIONS If resulting from lateral blow to knee is often associated with medial collateral ligament tear and la ...

ORTHOPEDICS TREATMENT Rest, ice, elevate, NSAIDs, immobilization, orthopedics referral, physical therapy MEDIAL ANDLATERALMENISC ...

ORTHOPEDICS Ankle Injuries LATERALLIGAMENTOUSANKLEINJURY ■ Ankle inversions with lateral ankle sprains are far more common than ...

ORTHOPEDICS ■ Full range of motion ■ Normal function ■ Minimal swelling ■ Only mild localized tenderness TREATMENT Rest, ice, co ...

ORTHOPEDICS TREATMENT Apply posterior splint in plantar flexion and orthopedic consult. Early surgical repair leads to a better ...

ORTHOPEDICS apex of the posterior facet and anterior process of the calcaneus). A Bohler’s angle of 20°–40° is normal. CT scan m ...