Introduction to Orthopaedic Trauma for OR staff - Hans-Christoph Pape MD, FACS, FAAOS

PowerPoint Presentation Introduction to Orthopaedic Trauma for OR staff Hans-Christoph Pape MD, FACS, FAAOS Professor and Chairman University of Zurich Switzerland Core Curriculum V5 Objectives • Working under sterile conditions • Bone anatomy and function • Modes of fracture healing • ABC’s of fracture healing • Implants Core Curriculum V5 Working under sterile conditions • Move with a purpose –. [...] Posterior Core Curriculum V5 Terminology Distraction - Fracture has lengthened Shortening - Fracture has shortened the the affected segment usually due to affected segment usually by muscle spasm rupturing of muscle Core Curriculum V5 Terminology Rotation - torsion of the distal Avulsion - pulling apart the bone fractured limb segment by a tension force from a ligament or tendon Core Curriculum V5. [...] Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: January 2018 - Volume 32 Core Curriculum V5 Terminology • Impacted - Bone is compressed upon itself (Torus Fracture) • Greenstick - Pediatric fracture with cortex broken on one side but only buckled or bent on the other side • Epiphyseal Plate Involvement – injury to the growing area of a child’s bone • Salter Harris Classification Core Curriculum V5 Implants &Techni. [...] Cortex • “Star drive” or Torx rather than hex – head Core Curriculum V5 Screw Function • Position screw - hold something like a plate or bones in a position • Lag screw – compresses two fragment together Core Curriculum V5 Plates • Function to hold fracture reductions • Attached to bone with screws • Plate types - manufacture or generic names • e.g. [...] Symphysis diastasis reduced and stabilized with a plate Core Curriculum V5 Bones • Radiographic abnormalities of the bones usually fall into one of the following categories: • Abnormality in opacity (determined by bone density) • Decrease manifests as lucency • Increase manifests as sclerosis • Abnormal contour • Abnormal size or shape Core Curriculum V5 Abnormalities in Opacity: Evaluating Lucenc.