Hip
This would be the definitive treatment for a patient coming in with a 100% displaced subtrochanteric fracture.
What is an intramedullary rod?
This is called the "terrible triad" knee injury.
What is an ACL rupture , MCL rupture, and Medial Meniscus tear
This ankle radiograph view is essential for determining if a patient needs surgical intervention.
What is a mortise view?
This device is often used as a temporizing measure for open fractures before completing a full repair surgery.
What is an external fixator?
The type surgery done to correct femoral acetabular impingement
What is a hip arthroscopy?
The ACL connects these two bones together.
What are the femur and tibia?
This fracture often presents with bilsters due to severe swelling.
What is a calcaneus fracture?
This is the anatomical part of the bone that most femoral shaft fractures happen.
What is the diaphysis?
The surgery needed to correct a Garden III femoral neck fracture
What is a hemiarthroplasty/total hip arthroplasty?
This knee ligament tear rarely needs surgery and does well non-operatively.
What is a medial collateral ligament tear?
This foot arch shape is a risk factor for plantar fasiitis.
What is pes planovagus (flat feet)?
This IM Nail technique has more advantages in obese patient populations.
What is a retrograde intramedullary nail?
Patients with hip arthritis often present with this specific type of gait
What is trendelenburg gait ?
This brace is used in the treatment of patellar femoral syndrome.
What is a patellar J brace?
This fracture often needs 6-8 weeks of non-weight bearing with a boot due to poor vascularity for healing.
What is a jones fracture?
What patient population is the group that is often deemed non-operative for treatment of femoral shaft fractures?
What are pediatric patients?
After a hip fracture, patients often present with their leg in what position?
What is external rotation/internal rotation?
This deformity is defined by severe bone on bone medial compartment arthritis of the knee joint.
What is a varus deformity?
50 year old male presents to the ED 1 hour after playing pickleball and hearing a loud pop from his left ankle. He states it feels like somebody stepped on his back foot. Posterior ankle is very swollen and tender to palpation. This is the test you would use to confirm this diagnosis.
What is the Thompson test?
This is the name of the traction maneuver often used in the ED for femur fracture before sending a patient off to surgery for an IM nail.
What is Buck's Traction?