Upper Extremity
Lower Extremity
Pelvis/Tab
Trauma Drama
Pus Patrol
100
This elbow injury occurs when a patient falls on an extended arm, and an axial, valgus, and posterolateral force is applied. Name all the components
What is a terrible triad? LCL injury, radial head/neck fracture, coronoid fracture
100
This is a intra-articular soft tissue injury most commonly associated with Schatzker II plateau fractures
What is a lateral meniscus tear?
100
Judet view that allows the best visualization of the anterior wall
What is the iliac oblique view
100
This is the inflammatory marker most closely tied to systemic response after trauma
What is IL-6?
100
Phase of bacterial lifespan within a biofilm which makes them even more resistant to antibiotics that target DNA replication
What is the sessile phase
200
Compared to ORIF for this fracture, this alternative surgical option comes with a lifetime weight-lifting restriction of 5-10lbs
What is total elbow arthroplasty
200
These are the four classic fragments of a pilon fracture
What are the:
1) medial malleolar/deltoid
2) Anterolateral - Chaput
3) Lateral - Wagstaffe
4) Posterior - Volkmann
200
Closed head injuries are the most common cause of death following this fracture pattern
What is lateral compression fractures
200
Soft tissue injury associated with a shearing force during trauma, seen as an hypoechoic space superficial to the fascial layer on ultrasound
What is a Morel-Lavallee lesion?
200
This is the morphology of E. coli isolated from the synovial aspiration of a dialysis-dependent patient who underwent a knee aspiration with concern for septic arthritis
What is gram negative bacilli
300
This structure blocks concentric reduction of the radial head in the fracture below:
What is the annular ligament
300
This can happen during the anterograde nailing of a femur if the starting point is too posterior on the greater trochanter or there is a mismatch of the radius of curvature between femur and nail
What is anterior perforation of the distal femur?
300
The 2 radiographic views used to assess for anterior cortex perforation of an iliosacral screw, and the radiographic marker which serves as a landmark?
What are the lateral and inlet views, and the iliac cortical densities?
300
Most sensitive lab marker for adequate resuscitation and circulatory bed perfusion in a polytrauma patient
What is serum lactate
300
This is the most common culture result for a necrotizing soft tissue infection in an immunucompromised patient
What is polymicrobial culture
400
The nerve identified in the distal portion of the incision in the posterior approach to the humeral shaft (Gerwin) which can be traced proximally and identify the radial nerve proper
What is the lower lateral brachial cutaneous nerve
400
When using this fixation method using a minimally-invasive technique, this nerve can be injured when inserting the distal screws
What is the superficial peroneal nerve?
400
Time point after which ORIF of an acetabular fracture carries an increased risk of poor outcome?
What is 3 weeks
400
The ratio of PRBC:FFP:Platelets to give during a massive transfusion protocol
What is 1:1:1?
400
This is the new skin lesion seen on a poorly-controlled diabetic patient with known chronic osteomyelitis of the calcaneus
What is a Marjolin ulcer
500
This is the most important factor that predicts humeral head ischemia in a proximal humerus fracture
What is a medial calcar length of <8mm?
500
This is the screw trajectory for reduction of the most common variant of a distal femur Hoffa fracture
What is an A->P screw across the lateral femoral condyle?
500
Only approach for direct visualization of both columns for an acetabular fracture
What is the extended iliofemoral approach?
500
This is how multi-system organ failure present in pediatric polytrauma
What is early-onset simultaneous multi-system organ failure?
500
This is the time of peak of antibiotics elution from a antibiotics-coated PMMA nail, placed for treatment of an infected tibia IMN
What is 24 hours?