Soft Tissue Injuries — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Deformity of which ligament can lead to instability and deformity of tarsometatarsal joint?_____

Answer: Lisfranc ligament

Flashcard 2: _____ muscle exerts tension on the broken distal fragment of affected bone in Colle's #

Answer: Brachioradialis

Flashcard 3: Limb compartment syndrome is often caused by traumatic injury due to:- significant _____ fractures- reperfusion injury- animal venoms

Answer: long bone

Flashcard 4: In a Monteggia fracture of the elbow, which radiological line is disturbed?

Answer: Radiocapitellar line

Extra: A Monteggia fracture-dislocation consists of a fracture of the proximal shaft of the ulna with an associated dislocation of the radial head. Normally, the **radiocapitellar line** (drawn through the center of the radial shaft) should pass through the center of the capitellum on all radiographic views. Disruption of this line indicates radial head dislocation.

Flashcard 5: _____ classification is used for olecranon fractures

Answer: Mayo's

Flashcard 6: Closed degloving soft tissue injuries associated with pelvic and acetabular fractures are known as _____ lesions.

Answer: Morel-Lavallee

Flashcard 7: Limb Compartment Syndrome presents with severe _____ and tense, swollen compartments; pain typically worsens with passive stretch of the involved muscles.

Answer: pain

Flashcard 8: The given x-ray shows hypertrophic nonunion caused by inadequate _____

Answer: stabilization

Flashcard 9: The given image shows a fracture of the radial styloid process, which is called a _____ fracture. (Ignore the red arrow)

Answer: Chauffeur's

Flashcard 10: The most common nerve affected by posterior elbow dislocation is _____ nerve

Answer: Ulnar