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Introduction to Orthopaedic fracture and dislocation

Fracture and Bone healing

Definition of fracture

-                   Fracture etiology

  • Trauma
  • Fatigue
  • Pathologic fracture

-                   Fracture mechanisms

  • Direct injury
  • Indirect injury

-                   Complete & incomplete fracture

-                   Fracture patterns

  • Fracture displacement

-                   Classification of fractures

-                   Fracture healing

  • Healing by callus
  • Healing by direct union

Open fracture

-                   Definition

-                   Classification

-                   Treatment

  • Initial management
  • Infection prevention
  • Fracture stabilization
  • Wound coverage/closure

Complications of Fracture

-                   Local complication

  • Early: Vascular injury, nerve injury, compartment syndrome, infection, gas gangrene, plaster and pressure sore
  • Late: Delayed union, nonunion, malunion, avascular necrosis, growth disturbance, myositis ossificans, joint stiffness, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), post-traumatic osteoarthritis

-                   Systemic complication                  

  • blood loss, shock, fat embolism, Thromboembolism, cardiorespiratory failure

Metabolic bone disease

Osteoporosis

-                    Bone Modeling and Remodeling

  • Remodeling : osteoclast, osteoblast
  • remodeling cycle: cement line
  • Control of remodeling cycle
    • RANKL/RANK
    • cytokine eg. osteoprotegerin (OPG)

-                    Bone VS age

  • Infant
    • endochondral ossification at epiphyseal growth plate
  • Child to adult 30 years old
    • harversian canal ,intertrabecular space
    • peak bone mass
  • Adult more than 30 years old
    • Decrease bone mass
  • Post menoposal
    • Loss trabecular bone mass

-                    Bone density evaluation

  • X-ray
    • Rickets,
    • Osteomalacia
    • metastatic bone
  • quantitative CT scan
  • bone mass density test
    • dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

-                    biochemical test

  • serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase
  • Osteocalcin (Gla protein)
  • B-cross lap
  • P1NP (Procollagen type I)


-                    Type

  • Primary Osteoporosis
    • Type I: Post menopausal osteoporosis
    • Type II: Senile (Involutional) osteoporosis
  • Secondary Osteoporosis
    • steroid induce
    • immobilization
    • chronic disease

-                    Post-menopausal osteoporosis

  • Risk Factor
    • White, asian
    • Family history
    • Miss mense
    • Excessive exercise
    • Anorexia
    • Low BMI
    • Oopholectomy
    • Smoking
    • Drinking
  • Symptom
    • Back pain
    • Kyphosis
    • Decrease height
    • Low energy fracture
  • Diagnosis
    • BMD
    • Bio-marker
  • Treatment
    • Life style modification
    • Ca, vitamin D
    • Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT)
    • Bisphosphonate
    • Parathyoid hormore

Neoplasm of bone

Benign neoplasm of bone

-           Definition

-           Classification: WHO/IARC Classification

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-           Presentation

  • Mass, Pain, Deformity, Pathologic fracture, accidental finding
  • Site, Size, color, consistence, tenderness, fixed
  • Benign neoplasm of bone
    • Screlotic border
    • No cortical involvement
    • No soft tissue extension
  • MRI
  • Biosy
    • Open
    • Core needle

-           Physical examination

-           Radiographic appearance

-           Further investigation

-           Treatment: Enneking staging for benign bone tumor

            -           Latent

            -           Active

            -           Aggressive

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- -       Follow up

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Malignant neoplasm of bone

-           Definition

-           Classification: WHO/IARC Classification

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-           Presentation

  • Mass, Pain, Deformity, Pathologic fracture, accidental finding
  • Site, Size, color, consistence, tenderness, fixed
    • Moth eaten, permeative
    • Cortical involvement
    • Periosteal reaction
    • Soft tissue extension
  • MRI, CT chest, chest x-ray, bone scan
  • Serum CBC, Calcium, Phosphate, Parathyroid hormone, ESR, CRP, Liver function test, BUN, Creatinine, Urinalysis, Urine Bence-Jone protein, Serum electrophoresis, PSA
  • Biosy
    • Open
    • Core needle

-           Physical examination

-           Radiographic appearance

-           Further investigation

-           Treatment: Enneking staging for Malignant bone tumor

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            -           Tumor resection

            -           Bone & soft tissue reconstruction

-           Follow up

 

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Metastatic bone diseases

-           Definition

-           Epidemiology

  • Breast, prostate, kidney, lung, Thyroid
  • Pain
  • Pathologic fracture
  • Bone
    • Moth eaten, permeative
    • cortical involvement
    • Periosteal reaction
    • Soft tissue extension
    • CXR
    • Bone scan
    • CT scan chest, abdomen ,pelvis
    • PET scan
    • U/S thyroid, thyroid scan
    • Biopsy
      • Open
      • Core needle
      • ESR , alkaline phosphatase
      • PSA, CEA, CA19-9, AFP,CA125
      • serum protein electrophoresis
      • serum calcium, phosphate, PTH, vitamin D

-           Presentation

-           Physical examination

-           Radiographic appearance

-           Further investigation

-           Laboratory study


-           Treatment

            -           Pain control

            -           Radiation therapy

            -           Hormone therapy

            -           Paraneoplastic syndrome

            -           Pathologic fracture

            -           Prophylactic fixation

                        -           Mirel’s scoring system

 

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Approach to spine deformity

Scoliosis

-                    Postural scoliosis

-                    Structural scoliosis

  • (idoipathic scoliosis)
  • congenital or osteopathic
  • neuropathic, myopathic
  • connective-tissue disorders

-                    Clinical presentation

  • Deformity
  • Pain

-                    PE

  • Standing
    • Plumb line( sagittal , Vertical)
    • Adum forward bending
    • Flexibility test
  • Supine
    • Flexibility test
  • Other
    • side-on posture for Kyphosis, Lordosis
    • leg length
    • general examination
    • neurological examination
      • Motor , Sensory, Reflex
  • Plain X-ray
    • Full-length posteroanterior (PA , lateral x-ray)
      • Cobb’s angle
      • Skeletal maturity evaluation
        • Risser’s sign
        • iliac apophyses
  • CT ,MRI
    • In case of suspected intraspinal abnormallity
  • Pulmonary function test
  • Biochemical and neuromuscular investigation

-                    prognosis & treatment

  • idiopathic scoliosis
  • Infantile type
    • resolving type 90%
      • Follow up
      • progressive type 10%
        • serial casting
        • Surgery when progression
  • Juvenile type
    • 20-30 degree : Brace
    • > 50 degree: surgery
  • Adolescent type
    • <20 degreeàObserve
    • 20-30 degreeàBrace
    • Surgery
      • Indication
        • Pre-adolescent with curve more than 30 degree
        • Curve Progression
        • Loss balance

-                    complications of surgery

  • neurological compromises
  • spinal decompensation
  • pseudarthrosis
  • implant failure

Sport Injury

 

Shoulder joint injury

-                   Acromioclavicular joint injury

  • Mechanism : abduction
  • Classification Type I-IV
  • Clinical : Pain and tender at AC joint
  • Investigation
    • Plain X-ray
    • Stress view : Differenciate type II and III
  • Treatment
    • Type I-II : arm sling
    • Type III : controversy
    • TypeIV-VI : surgery
  • Complications
    • RC syndrome
    • Secondary osteoarthritis

-                   Glenohumeral joint

  • Anterior Shoulder dislocation
    • Mechanism of injury
      • abduction andexternal rotation
    • Pathology
      • Bankart lesion
      • Hill sach lesion
    • Clinical
      • Dugar sigh
      • Ruler sign
    • Investigation
      • Plain X-ray
        • AP view
        • Transcapular
        • Axillary view
    • Treatment
      • Close reduction
        • Stimson’s technique
        • Traction-counter traction
        • Close reduction under general anesthesia
        • Immobilization( 1-3 weeks)
        • Range of motion exercise
    • Complications
      • Early complications
        • rotator cuff tear, axillary nerve injury, axillary artery injury, fracture
        • Late complications
          • stiffness, recurrent dislocation, unreduced dislocation


 

Acute knee joint injury

-                   Anatomy

  • ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL

-                   Clinical

  • dash board injury

-                   Investigation

  • Plain X-ray
    • avulsion fracture
  • MRI
    • cartilage injury, meniscus injury ,bone bruise

-                   Treatment

  • Sprains and partial tears
    • RICE
  • Complete tears

-      Isolate MCL tear

  • long leg cast 6 wks

-      Isolate LCL tear

  • long leg cast 6 wks

-      displaced avulsion fracture at fibula head

-      Isolate ACL tear

  • ligament reconstruction

-      avulsion fracture ที่ tibial spine

-      Isolate PCL tear

  • long leg cast 6 wks

-      Meniscus injury

  • Vertical (circumferential) tear
  • Horizontal tear
  • Clinical
  • Investigation
    • Plain X-ray
    • MRI
    • Treatment
      • Close reduction
      • Conservative treatment
        • progressive weight bearing
        • quadriceps strengthening exercise
        • Surgical treatment
          • Arthroscopic meniscus repair
          • Arthroscopic menisectomy