Spinal surgery fundamentals — Flashcards

Patients with volkmann ischemic contracture have significant pain with _____ extension of fingers / wrist

Which of the following requires surgery?_____

In a _____ fracture, the compression side cortex fails while the bone remains intact on tension side

In Legg-Calve-Perthes, there is an _____ mechanism of obstruction of blood to the femoral head

Herniated contents may be at risk for _____, which is the inability to reduce contents back into the abdomen/pelvis

Patients with a posterior urethral injury present with blood at urethral meatus and a _____