Trauma — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: Fractures of _____ are also known as quadripod fracture.

Answer: zygoma

Flashcard 52: The correct order of steps in Kocher's manoeuvre is _____ (TEAM).

Answer: traction, external rotation, adduction, medial rotation

Flashcard 53: Which stage of Seddon's classification is characterised by positive progressive Tinel's sign?_____

Answer: Axonotmesis

Flashcard 54: Intertrochanteric fracture of the femur is best treated by _____

Answer: proximal femoral nail

Flashcard 55: The technique which uses traction on soft tissues around the bones to reduce the fracture fragments is known as _____

Answer: ligamentotaxis

Flashcard 56: Stress fractures are also known as _____ fractures

Answer: fatigue

Flashcard 57: In anterior hip dislocation, if the femoral head lies superiorly, it is called the _____ type.

Answer: Superior (pubic)

Extra: Anterior hip dislocation is of two types: 1. Superior (Pubic) type: Head lies on the superior pubic ramus. 2. Inferior (Obturator) type: Head lies in the obturator foramen.

Flashcard 58: The _____ nerve is most frequently injured in flexion-type supracondylar fractures of the humerus.

Answer: ulnar

Flashcard 59: Lateral approach used in operative management of acetabular fractures, is also known as _____ approach

Answer: Extended iliofemoral

Extra: The **extended iliofemoral approach** (developed by Letournel) is the lateral approach used for complex acetabular fractures involving both columns. **Common Surgical Approaches for Acetabular Fractures:** * **Anterior:** Ilioinguinal approach * **Posterior:** Kocher-Langenbeck approach * **Lateral:** Extended iliofemoral approach Note: The standard *iliofemoral* (Smith-Petersen) approach is an anterior approach, whereas the *extended* version is the lateral one.

Flashcard 60: Anterior approach used in operative management of acetabular fractures, is also known as _____ approach

Answer: ilioinguinal