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Interphalangeal joint dislocations are common traumatic injuries, with the proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP) most commonly involved. These injuries are often accompanied by volar plate or collateral ligament avulsion fractures.
Most dislocations are managed conservatively with reduction under a local/digital nerve block.
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This case demonstrates a Pellegrini-Stieda lesion, which refers to ossified post-traumatic lesions at (or near) the medial femoral collateral ligament next to the margin of the medial femoral condyle.
Mild and moderate cases are typically managed conservatively with steroid injections and range-of-motion exercises. Surgical removal of calcifications and repair of the medial collateral ligament is primarily considered for stubborn cases.
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This case shows a typical Jones fracture, and the patient went to have a surgical fixation because the Jones fractures are prone to non-union due to being in a vascular watershed zone.
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It should be remembered that the proximal 5th metatarsal is the site of several fractures and variants which mimic fractures.
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Osteopetrosis is also called Albers-Schonberg disease. This is a rare disease due to defective osteoclastic activity. It has two varieties, infantile autosomal recessive and benign adult autosomal dominant variety.
Maisonneuve fracture refers to a combination of a fracture of the proximal fibula together with an unstable ankle injury (widening of the ankle mortise on x-ray), ...
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Calcaneal apophysitis, also known as Sever´s disease, is the primary cause of heel pain in pediatric patients between the ages of 8 and 15 years. Primary risk factors in pediatric athletes are obesity and high levels of physical activity.
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Sever's injury primarily results from high-impact sports 1.
Patients affected by Sever disease usually report pain resolution during periods of rest or when the growth plate fully closes
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Scaphoid fractures account for 70-80% of all carpal bone fractures
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Chauffeur fractures (also known as Hutchinson fractures or backfire fractures) are intra-articular fractures of the radial styloid process. The radial styloid is within the fracture fragment, although the fragment can vary markedly in size.
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THUMB represents one of the most predominant locations for RA (RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS) to occur & its deformities are almost always significant &associated with deformities of wrist & middle finger.
Thumb in “Z” is the most encountered thumb deformity accounting for 80%
of cases.
