Trauma — Flashcards

Flashcard 91: Rupture of the _____ tendon occasionally occurs as a late complication of Colles fracture.

Answer: extensor pollicis longus (EPL)

Flashcard 92: _____ fracture - fracture of the radial styloid process.

Answer: Chauffeur

Flashcard 93: Most common Bado classification of Monteggia # is Type _____

Answer: I

Flashcard 94: _____ traction is used for tRochanteric fractures

Answer: Russell's

Flashcard 95: _____ is used in displaced intertrochanteric fracture

Answer: Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) or Proximal Femoral Nail (PFN)

Flashcard 96: _____ classification is used for olecranon fractures

Answer: Mayo's

Flashcard 97: In a hypertrophic non-union, how is the **biology** of the fracture healing?

Answer: Normal (preserved biology)

Extra: Hypertrophic non-union occurs when there is adequate biology (blood supply) but inadequate stability (mechanical environment). It is characterized by excessive callus formation (e.g., "elephant foot" appearance). In contrast, atrophic non-union has poor biology.

Flashcard 98: _____ angle is the angle between the line of a fracture of the neck of the femur and the horizontal as seen on an anteroposterior radiograph

Answer: Pauwels

Flashcard 99: The bending force results in a _____ fracture.

Answer: butterfly

Flashcard 100: _____ muscle exerts tension on the broken distal fragment of affected bone in Colle's #

Answer: Brachioradialis