Orthopaedics & MSK — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: A female with osteoporosis presents after a FOOSH with wrist pain, swelling, & ↓ movement. What is the likely diagnosis? _____ (pretend this is an elderly women's hand...)

Answer: Colles fracture

Flashcard 52: What is the management of a open/displaced/neurovascularly comprimised humerus fracture? _____

Answer: Surgical → e.g. ORIF

Flashcard 53: _____ fractures occur in children who fall onto a hyperextended outstretched arm

Answer: Supracondylar

Flashcard 54: Complications of _____ scaphoid fractures include avascular necrosis and nonunion due to retrograde blood supply

Answer: proximal

Flashcard 55: _____ fracture is most commonly caused by a(n) direct fall on the shoulder (e.g. cyclist falling off their bike)

Answer: Clavicle

Flashcard 56: Scaphoid fractures occur at the _____ ~70-80%

Answer: waist (middle third)

Flashcard 57: What is the mechanism of a scaphoid fracture? _____

Answer: FOOSH with wrist extension & radial deviation (localising the force into the scaphoid)

Flashcard 58: A fracture of the neck of the 4th or 5th metacarpal is known as a _____ fracture.

Answer: Boxer's

Extra: A Boxer's fracture typically involves the neck of the 5th metacarpal (most common) or the 4th metacarpal. It usually occurs after striking an object with a closed fist.

Flashcard 59: _____ fractures occur with low-energy falls onto an outstretched hand in older patients

Answer: Proximal humerus

Flashcard 60: Tenderness in the _____ following a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) is a classic sign of a Scaphoid fracture.

Answer: anatomical snuffbox