Emergency Medicine Book

Traumatic Injury

  • Musculoskeletal Trauma

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Musculoskeletal Trauma

Aka: Musculoskeletal Trauma, Orthopedic Trauma
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  1. See Also
    1. Lumbar Spine Trauma or Thoracic Spine Trauma
    2. Rib Fracture or Flail Chest
    3. PelvisFracture
    4. Hip Fracture
  2. Examination: Extremeties
    1. Vascular exam
      1. Pulses
      2. Capillary Refill
    2. Neurologic Exam
      1. Motor Exam
      2. Sensory Exam
      3. Reflex Exam
  3. Diagnostics
    1. Consider angiography if Fracture with vascular compromise
    2. Consider compartment pressures
  4. Associated Conditions
    1. Compartment Syndrome
    2. Digital Fracture
    3. Fracture with vascular compromise
      1. Posterior knee dislocation
      2. Supracondylar femoral Fracture
      3. Suprecondylar humeral Fracture

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