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Orthopaedics
Proximal Forearm Fractures (AO Based)
Built from AO Surgery Reference: Orthopedic Trauma, Adult Trauma (AO Foundation)
What’s inside
4 sections · 99 slides
Overview
- Introduction
- Scope of proximal forearm injuries
- Anatomy and biomechanics
- Radial head and the safe zone
- Radial head and the safe zone
- Stabilizers of the elbow
- Nerves at risk
- Nerves at risk
- Clinical and radiographic assessment
- Radiographic signs of subluxation
- Radiographic signs of subluxation
- Examination and stability testing
- Examination and stability testing
- Forearm rotation, aspiration and CT
- Forearm rotation, aspiration and CT
- Intraoperative fluoroscopic views
- Intraoperative fluoroscopic views
- AO/OTA classification
- AO/OTA classification: proximal radius
- Fracture types as drawn by AO
- Fracture types as drawn by AO (cont.)
- Fracture types as drawn by AO (cont.)
- AO/OTA classification: proximal ulna
- AO/OTA classification: proximal ulna
- Coronoid and complete articular qualifiers
- Coronoid and complete articular qualifiers
- AO/OTA type tree for the proximal forearm
- Radial head fractures (2R1B and 2R1C)
- Radial head fractures: principles
- Radial head fractures: principles
- Treatment options: partial articular head
- Treatment options: partial articular head (cont.)
- Treatment options: complete articular head
- Treatment options: complete articular head (cont.)
- Decision logic: radial head fractures
- Decision logic: radial head fractures
- Lag screw fixation of the radial head
- Lag screw fixation of the radial head
- Radial head arthroplasty
- Radial head arthroplasty
- Radial neck and tuberosity (2R1A)
- Treatment options: radial neck fractures
- Treatment options: radial neck fractures (cont.)
- T-plate compression of the radial neck
- T-plate compression of the radial neck
- Bicipital tuberosity avulsion
- Olecranon fractures (2U1B1 and 2U1C3)
- Treatment options: olecranon fractures
- Treatment options: olecranon fractures (cont.)
- Decision logic: olecranon fractures
- Decision logic: olecranon fractures
- Cerclage compression wiring
- Cerclage compression wiring
- Bridge plating of the olecranon
- Bridge plating of the olecranon
- Proximal ulna and triceps avulsion (2U1A)
- Proximal ulnar fractures: principles
- Treatment options: proximal ulnar fractures
- Treatment options: proximal ulnar fractures (cont.)
- Triceps avulsion (2U1A1)
- Triceps avulsion (2U1A1)
- Coronoid fractures (2U1B2)
- Coronoid fracture patterns
- Coronoid fracture patterns
- Coronoid: options and fixation by type
- Coronoid: options and fixation by type
- Anteromedial buttress plate
- Anteromedial buttress plate
Elbow fracture-dislocations
- Terrible triad: principles
- Terrible triad: principles
- Terrible triad: sequence of repair
- Terrible triad: sequence of repair
- Posterior olecranon fracture-dislocation
- Posterior olecranon fracture-dislocation
- Anterior transolecranon fracture-dislocation
- Anterior transolecranon fracture-dislocation
- Varus posteromedial rotational instability
- Elbow still unstable after repair
Positioning and approaches
- Patient positioning
- Patient positioning
- Approaches to the proximal forearm
- Approaches to the proximal forearm
Aftercare and complications
- Aftercare after internal fixation
- Aftercare after internal fixation
- Nonoperative and tendon repair aftercare
- Nonoperative and tendon repair aftercare
- Heterotopic ossification
- Heterotopic ossification
- Take-home messages
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