1. CHAPTER 22 SOFT TISSUE TRAUMA LIGAMENT INJURIES
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CHAPTER 22 SOFT TISSUE TRAUMA LIGAMENT INJURIES
Ligaments: Elastic structures that stabilize joints.
SPRAIN: When a tensile force (stretching) elongates a ligament beyond its elastic limit.
AVULSION FRACTURE – Can occur when a ligament is stretched beyond its limits of deformation. Avulsion fracture occurs if ligament fails at insertion instead of midsubstance.
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2. 1st DEGREE SPRAIN – Only slight stretching.
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1st DEGREE SPRAIN – Only slight stretching.
2nd DEGREE SPRAIN – Partial tear of ligament, leads to some abnormal laxity.
3rd DEGREE SPRAIN – Complete tear, leads to gross instability.
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3. TULSA BONE & JOINT
DISLOCATION
When articular surfaces lose contact with each other. (Abnormal motion is named according to the direction of distal portion relative to the proximal part.)
Anterior knee dislocation – tibia/fibula are anterior to femur.
Dislocations can lead to permanent instability (ACL tears, shoulder dislocations).
Dislocations can lead to vascular injury with complete knee dislocations. Hip dislocations can lead to osteonecrosis.
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4. SUBLUXATION Partial shoulder dislocation. TULSA BONE & JOINT
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5. TULSA BONE & JOINT
HILL-SACHS LESION
Impaction of fracture on posterior surface of humeral head when it dislocates anteriorly onto the glenoid.
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6. ANKLE SPRAINS Deltoid ligament – Medial, resists eversion.
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ANKLE SPRAINS
Deltoid ligament – Medial, resists eversion.
Syndesmosis – Between tibia and fibula, high ankle sprain.
Lateral – Anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular, resist inversion injuries. Most common ligament sprain.
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7. SHOULDER DISLOCATIONS
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SHOULDER DISLOCATIONS
Inferior glenohumeral ligament is main stabilizer against anterior translation with arm abducted.
98% anterior.
Bankart lesion – Anterior labrum and capsule torn away from glenoid.
Hill-Sachs lesion.
Younger patients – high recurrence rate of dislocations.
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8. X-rays – AP/scapular Y/axillary lateral.
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Older patients <40 years of age – low recurrence of dislocations, however there is a high incidence of rotator cuff tears.
Axillary nerve.
X-rays – AP/scapular Y/axillary lateral.
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9. ACL INJURIES Stabilizes knee against anterior translation.
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ACL INJURIES
Stabilizes knee against anterior translation.
Pivoting sports (skiing, soccer, basketball).
“Trick Knee”.
If knee left unstable this can lead to increased cartilage damage which leads to arthritis. Not all tears are surgically reconstructed.
If reconstructed, biologic tissue can be used – Autograft (tissue from the patient); Allograft (tissue from cadaver).
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10. TULSA BONE & JOINT
HIP DISLOCATIONS
Traumatic different from developmental hip dislocation.
Hips very stable. Secondary deep socket with thick surrounding connective tissue.
High energy trauma.
Posterior usually (dashboard injuries).
Emergent reduction needed due to high risk of vascular injury which leads to osteonecrosis.
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11. TULSA BONE & JOINT
TENDON INJURIES
Eccentric (elongating) – contraction of muscle as it is pulled in opposite direction.
Quadriceps tendon, patellar tendon, Achilles tendon, flexor tendons.
Acute – traumatic.
Chronic – rheumatoid arthritis.
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12. SKIN INJURIES BURN INJURIES
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SKIN INJURIES
BURN INJURIES
FIRST DEGREE BURN – Superficial, epidermis only.
SECOND DEGREE BURN – Partial thickness down to dermis, painful blistering.
THIRD DEGREE BURN – Deep to muscle and bone, waxy and dry. May not be painful (nerve damage).
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13. TULSA BONE & JOINT
MUSCLE INJURIES
Myositis ossificans (deep quadriceps contusion – abnormal production of bone muscle.
Heterotopic ossification – formation of bone in any non-osseous tissue (after elbow dislocations).
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14. TREATMENT Bisphosphates, Anti-inflammatories, radiation.
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TREATMENT
Bisphosphates, Anti-inflammatories, radiation.
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