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Antibiotic beads
Implanted antibiotic beads are a form of microbiological treatment inserted during orthopedic procedures to aid with the treatment of chronic infection. They are also used as a local treatment for osteomyelitis.
The beads are radiopaque, thus lending themselves to visualization on all imaging m...
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Sternoclavicular joint injury
Sternoclavicular joint injuries are uncommon and can vary from a mild joint capsule sprain to serious dislocation. This article is focussed on sternoclavicular joint dislocations.
Epidemiology
Most cases result from indirect trauma 5, especially high-speed motor vehicle accidents. They can ra...
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Metaphyseal fracture
Metaphyseal fractures are fractures that involve the metaphysis of tubular bones. They may occur in pediatric or adult patients.
Examples of metaphyseal fractures:
adults
surgical neck of humerus fracture
distal radial fracture
transtrochanteric fracture
children
distal radial buckle frac...
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Mayfield classification of carpal instability (perilunate instability)
Mayfield classification of carpal instability, also known as perilunate instability classification (carpal dislocations), describes carpal ligament injuries.
Instability has been divided into four stages 1-2:
stage I: scapholunate dissociation (rotatory subluxation of the scaphoid)
disruptio...
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Fracture-dislocations of the radius and ulna
Fracture-dislocations of the radius and ulna illustrate the importance of including the joint above and below the site of injury on radiographic assessment.
Most forearm fractures (60%) include fracture of the distal radius as well as an ulnar fracture. In some cases, there is associated disloc...
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Anterior humeral line
The anterior humeral line is key to demonstrating normal elbow alignment and should be used whenever reading a pediatric elbow radiograph to exclude a subtle supracondylar fracture.
Measurement
A line drawn down the anterior surface of the humerus should intersect the middle third of the capit...
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Seatbelt sign (abdomen)
The seatbelt sign is both a clinical and radiological sign. It is simply the presence of ecchymosis and/or abraded skin in the distribution of a seatbelt (i.e. horizontal and/or diagonal) extending across the abdomen evident after a motor vehicle accident.
Epidemiology
A positive abdominal sea...
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Metacarpal fracture
Metacarpal fractures are common accounting for 10% of all fractures and 40% of all hand fractures. The most common metacarpal fracture is fracture of the neck of the fifth metacarpal, or boxer's fracture, accounting for 10% of all hand fractures.4
Terminology
Specific names are given to fractu...
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Dorsal bridge plate fixation
Dorsal bridge plate fixation is an open reduction internal fixation technique for extensive comminuted articular and metaphyseal radial fractures.
Terminology
Dorsal bridge plate fixation is also known as dorsal spanning plate fixation.
Indications
The main indication is the treatment of dif...
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Buttress plate
Buttress plates are osteosynthetic implants commonly used in the metaphyseal area for internal fixation of articular fractures to support intraarticular fragments.
Usage
They are used to counteract vertical shear forces during axial loading in the metaphyseal area and to prevent sliding/shorte...
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Radius and ulnar shaft fractures
Radius and ulnar shaft fractures, if treated inadequately, can result in significant dysfunction of the upper limb. This is due to the important role that the forearm plays in positioning of the hand through pronation and supination (at the proximal and distal radioulnar joint) as well as throug...
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Proximal tibiofibular joint dislocation
Proximal tibiofibular joint dislocations (PTJD) are a form of proximal tibiofibular joint injury involving a separation of the fibular head from the respective articular surface of the lateral tibial condyle.
Epidemiology
Proximal tibiofibular joint dislocations are rare and account for less t...
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Round belly sign (abdominal compartment syndrome)
Round belly sign is a sign of increased abdominal pressure of greater than 20 mmHg in abdominal compartment syndrome where the abdomen has a rounded appearance of transverse section on CT, rather than its typical oval shape.
The sign is positive when the AP to transverse diameter of the abdomen...
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CT knee (protocol)
The CT knee protocol serves as an examination for the bony assessment of the knee the femoral condyles or the tibial plateau and the proximal tibiofibular joint. It is often performed as a non-contrast study. It can also be combined with a CT arthrogram in cases of suspected internal derangement...
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Fracture article structure
Articles describing fractures require a different set of subheadings from a 'standard' article, as the usual epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathology etc., may not be relevant.
Example article: clavicular fractures
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Tillaux-Chaput tubercle fracture
Tillaux-Chaput tubercle fractures or distal anterior tibial tubercle fractures are avulsion injuries affecting the tibial origin of the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament 1-5. As a counterpart to the Tillaux fracture in adolescents, they can occur in adults in association with other ankle f...
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Duodenal hematoma
Duodenal hematoma refers to hematoma formation in the duodenal wall, as the most common site of intramural hematoma of the gastrointestinal tract.
Clinical presentation
upper GIT obstruction: occurs in insidious onset at least 48 hours after injury. Nearly one-third of the patients present wit...
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Hallux sesamoid fracture
Hallux sesamoid fractures are the commonest foot sesamoid fractures, with the medial sesamoid fractured more frequently than the lateral one 1. These hallucal sesamoids are also vulnerable to weight-bearing stress injury 2.
Radiographic features
A sharp fracture line is seen separating irregul...
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Spinal stenosis
Spinal stenosis is a condition in which a portion of the spinal canal narrows to the point at which it can exert pressure on the nerves that travel through the spine.
Spinal stenosis is not to be confused with foraminal stenosis, which is the narrowing of the foramina with subsequent compressio...
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