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Chapter 22- Spinal Column Injury
How is stability of the spine det...,
When is a spinal injury considere...,
What does an interspinous gap ind...
10  cards
Chapter 23- Spinal Cord Injury
If cord injury is a possibility w...,
When should you have a high index...,
What types of incomplete lesions ...
5  cards
Chapter 24- Cervical Spine And Painful Neck
Definition of cervical spondylosis,
Mechanisms of symptoms in cervica...,
Origin of neck pain
13  cards
Chapter -45 Childrens Fractures And Joint Injuries
List three ways in which fracture...,
What is the mechanism of greensti...,
What is the relevance of bayonet ...
7  cards
Chapter 27- The Shoulder
What is a bankart lesion,
Only 10 of dislocations are poste...,
Acute treatment of traumatic ante...
29  cards
Chapter 47- Deformities Of Legs And Feet
What is the layman term for conge...,
What are the 4 deformities associ...,
Treatment of club foot
33  cards
Chapter 48- Limb Length Inequality
Describe the short leg limp,
Congenital causes of leg length i...,
Acquired causes of leg length ine...
19  cards
Chapter 35- Common Hand Conditons
What conditions is carpal tunnel ...,
Typical history for carpal tunnel...,
Findings on examination in carpal...
18  cards
Chapter 16- Neuromuscular Disorders Of Childhood
What is a common cause of cerebra...,
Which type of cerebral palsy is i...,
In children with cp what is the m...
20  cards
Chapter 38- Fractures Of The Femur
Which proximal femoral fractures ...,
Which proximal femoral fractures ...,
In fracture of the proximal femur...
27  cards
Chapter 18 - Skeletal TB
0  cards
Chapter 39- Injured Knee And Patella
What is the differential for pain...,
Differentials for pain on the ant...,
Differentials for blood in knee j...
47  cards
Chapter 5- Fracture Healing
What signs indicate that a fractu...,
When should an early callus be vi...,
Classify the external callus
8  cards
Chapter 6- Musculoskeletal Imaging
What is the rule of twos for x rays,
When assessing soft tissue on x r...,
When assessing bone on x ray what...
12  cards
Chapter 8- Gunshot Injuries Of Bone And Joint
How are firearm injuries classified,
What factors effect the amount of...,
What injuries do the low velocity...
15  cards
Chapter 12- Orthopaedic Medical Management
Recommended analgesics for acute ...,
Recommended analgesics for chroni...,
Red flags or danger signs when pr...
18  cards
Chapter 13- Immobilisation, Splintage Etc
What can bracing or splintage be ...,
Types of bracing splinting,
What is traction
17  cards
Chapter 46- The Child's Hip
In a child with a trendelenberg l...,
What is developmental dysplasia o...,
Ligamentous laxity contributes to...
33  cards
chapter 25- Dorsal and lumbar spine and backpain
Spinal problems commonly present ...,
What systemic symptoms should you...,
Macnabs classification of back pain
23  cards
Chapter 26- Spinal deformity
Primary causes of scoliosis,
Secondary causes of scoliosis,
Effect of scoliosis on the patient
13  cards
chapter 31 - examination of the hand and wrist
When taking a specific history li...,
What is the pattern of a radial n...,
What is the pattern of a median n...
9  cards
chapter 33 - injuries of the hand
What is a subungual haematoma,
What causes a subungual haematoma,
How do you treat a subungual haem...
40  cards
Chapter 28- injuries of the shoulder girdle
What does the shoulder girdle con...,
What is the typical history of a ...,
Signs of clavicle fracture
34  cards
chapter 3 - general principles of fractures
What is a fracture,
What is an open fracture,
What is a closed fracture
36  cards
Chapter 29 - The elbow
Commonest cause of cubitus varus,
Commonest cause of cubitus valgus,
Causes of fixed flexion deformity...
22  cards
chapter 4 - general principles of dislocations
What is a dislocation,
What is subluxation,
What is joint congruity
20  cards
Chapter 30- Fractures of the humerus and elbow
What are the two necks of the hum...,
What type of fractures are seen a...,
Fracture of the greater and lesse...
49  cards
Chapter 34- Hand infections
What is the most common organism ...,
Other than saureus what other org...,
What is the most common mode of i...
28  cards
Chapter 32- fractures of the forearm and wrist
What is the typical history of a ...,
What are the findings on examinat...,
What is the treatment of fracture...
53  cards
chapter 17 - acute pyogenic bone and joint infections in children
What is the current theory of ost...,
Pathophysiology of acute osteomye...,
Which type of osteomyelitis exist...
54  cards
Chapter 36- Injuries to the pelvis and acetabulum
What are the two major functions ...,
Which major blood vessels lie on ...,
Which organs are at risk with maj...
58  cards
chapter 21 - metabolic bone disease
Name the 3 main groups of metabil...,
Define osteoperosis,
Mechanism of osteoperosis
43  cards
chapter 7 - peripheral nerve injuries
4 causes of nerve injuries and ex...,
3 grades of nerve injuries and wh...,
Which grades present with complet...
80  cards
Chapter 37- the hip
Where does buttock pain localize ...,
Stiffness and deformity of the hi...,
What in the hip joint may cause a...
36  cards
Chapter 42- ankle injuries
What are the three components mak...,
Describe a weber a fracture,
Describe a weber b fracture
19  cards
Chapter 43- Fractures of the foot
Typical history of calcaneal frac...,
What other injuries associated wi...,
Classification of fractures of th...
19  cards
Chapter 44- leg, ankle and foot
Describe a claw toe,
Describe a hammer toe,
Rupture of which tendon will caus...
24  cards
chapter 7 peripheral nerve injuries cont..
Muscles supplied by median nerve ...,
Muscles supplied by ullnar nerve ...,
Muscles supplied by radial nerve ...
16  cards
Chapter 9- Management of wounds and soft tissues
What are the types of soft tissue...,
When can a wound be treated defin...,
How should a wound presenting mor...
11  cards
Chapter 10- Amputations
What is an important consideratio...,
What should be done to the muscle...,
Full thickness skin flaps or spli...
25  cards
chapter 11 - complications of fractures and dislocations
2 examples of early complications,
When can arterial injury occur an...,
How to prevent late arterial injury
62  cards

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