Upper Limb Fractures — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: FOOSH may lead to _____ shoulder dislocation

Answer: anterior

Flashcard 2: The most common complication of extracapsular femur neck fracture is _____

Answer: malunion/coxa vara

Flashcard 3: For Rockwood type _____ Acromioclavicular joint injuries, the treatment is by velpeau bandage.

Answer: 1-3

Flashcard 4: What type of Barton's fracture is more common? (Dorsal/Volar)_____

Answer: Volar

Flashcard 5: Femoral neck fractures with higher Pauwels angles are more _____

Answer: unstable (stable/unstable)

Flashcard 6: 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 7: _____ classification is used for olecranon fractures

Answer: Mayo's

Flashcard 8: The most common complication associated with elbow dislocation is _____ at the elbow.

Answer: stiffness

Flashcard 9: The given x-ray shows hypertrophic nonunion caused by inadequate _____

Answer: stabilization

Flashcard 10: The given image shows a fracture of the radial styloid process, which is called a _____ fracture. (Ignore the red arrow)

Answer: Chauffeur's