Orthopaedics & MSK — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: What is the mechanism of a scaphoid fracture? _____

Answer: FOOSH with wrist extension & radial deviation (localising the force into the scaphoid)

Flashcard 42: Clavicle fractures may cause "_____" of the skin overlying the fracture indicating significant angulation/displacement of the fracture

Answer: tenting

Flashcard 43: A female with osteoporosis presents after a FOOSH with wrist pain, swelling, & ↓ movement. What is the likely diagnosis? _____ (pretend this is an elderly women's hand...)

Answer: Colles fracture

Flashcard 44: _____ fractures present with pain on palpation of the anatomical snuffbox

Answer: Scaphoid

Flashcard 45: What is the investigation for clavicle fractures? _____

Answer: X-rays; AP & cephalic tilt views

Flashcard 46: Clavicle fractures present with _____ that is exacerbated by movement ± erythema, ecchymosis, & swelling

Answer: shoulder pain

Flashcard 47: Tenderness in the _____ following a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) is a classic sign of a Scaphoid fracture.

Answer: anatomical snuffbox

Flashcard 48: A fracture of the _____ clavicle is the most common clavicle fracture

Answer: middle third

Flashcard 49: In a supracondylar fracture of the humerus, anteromedial displacement of the proximal fracture fragment can result in damage to the _____ & brachial artery

Answer: median nerve

Flashcard 50: A fracture of the neck of the 4th or 5th metacarpal is known as a _____ fracture.

Answer: Boxer's

Extra: A Boxer's fracture typically involves the neck of the 5th metacarpal (most common) or the 4th metacarpal. It usually occurs after striking an object with a closed fist.