Trauma — Flashcards

Flashcard 101: The trabecular patterns are realigned, but there is no contact between the femoral neck and the head in Garden's classification type _____

Answer: 4

Flashcard 102: In fracture neck of femur, the attitude of the leg will be shortened and _____ rotated

Answer: externally

Flashcard 103: In an atrophic non-union, how is the biological healing activity at the fracture site characterized?

Answer: Biologically inactive (or deficient)

Flashcard 104: _____ traction is used for femoral fractures, acetabular and hip fractures

Answer: Buck's

Flashcard 105: In forearm #s involving the lower 1/3rd, the position of the cast should be in _____

Answer: pronation

Flashcard 106: The most common site of fracture of mandible in adults is the _____

Answer: Condyle

Flashcard 107: The optimal time for surgery following a blow out fracture is _____ days.

Answer: 10-14

Flashcard 108: All 3 sets of trabeculae are out of alignment, but there is contact between the femoral neck and the head in Garden's classification type _____

Answer: 3

Flashcard 109: A soft tissue swelling with abnormal downward angulation of the patella on x-ray is suggestive of rupture of the _____ muscle/tendon

Answer: quadriceps

Flashcard 110: What is the next step in management if vascular injury is suspected in supracondylar humerus fractures?

Answer: Immediate reduction and stabilization (CRPP)

Extra: In supracondylar humerus fractures with suspected vascular injury (e.g., pulseless hand), the priority is immediate reduction and stabilization. Angiography or duplex scans are generally avoided as they cause unnecessary delay; the vascular compromise is often due to kinking or entrapment which may resolve upon reduction.