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Trauma 5 months ago

ACL Injury — Biomechanics, Diagnosis & Reconstruction Principles

Comprehensive guide to anterior cruciate ligament injury covering anatomy, biomechanics, clinical diagnosis including Lachman and pivot shift tests, graft selection, fixa...

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Trauma 5 months ago

SLAP Tears — Snyder Classification & Management

Detailed review of superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) tears covering Snyder classification Types I–IV and further subtypes, clinical diagnosis, MR arthrography,...

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Trauma 5 months ago

Rotator Cuff Impingement — Neer and Bigliani Classification

Comprehensive guide to subacromial impingement syndrome covering Neer staging, Bigliani acromial morphology, clinical tests, conservative management, subacromial decompre...

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Trauma 5 months ago

Hip Labral Tears — Classification, Diagnosis & Arthroscopic Management

Detailed guide to hip labral tears covering anatomy, Seldes/Czerny classification, clinical tests, MR arthrography, arthroscopic repair vs debridement vs reconstruction,...

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Trauma 5 months ago

Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) — Cam, Pincer & Mixed

Comprehensive guide to femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) covering cam, pincer, and mixed morphologies, alpha angle measurement, Tönnis grading, clinical assessment, cons...

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Tumor 5 months ago

Periosteal Reaction

Periosteal reactions are one of the most underrated signs on a plain X-ray. One look at the pattern tells you whether you're dealing with something benign and slow &mdash...

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Trauma 5 months ago

Perilunate Dislocation

Perilunate dislocations and fracture-dislocations are high-energy carpal injuries in which the lunate loses its normal articulation with the surrounding carpal bones — th...

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Trauma 5 months ago

Pisiform Fractures

The pisiform is a sesamoid bone located within the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) tendon on the medial side of the wrist, articulating with the triquetrum at the pisiotriquet...

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General 5 months ago

How to Read a Hip X-Ray — Systematic Approach

A comprehensive systematic approach to interpreting hip radiographs, covering patient positioning, anatomical landmarks, key lines and angles, pathological patterns, and...

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Trauma 6 months ago

Approach to Lytic Bone Lesions

A lytic bone lesion on X-ray should be approached systematically using five steps: patient age (the single most powerful clue — under 20 favours benign lesions, over 40 m...

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Tumor 6 months ago

Unhappy Triad of O'Donoghue

The unhappy triad (O'Donoghue triad) is a combined knee injury involving the ACL, MCL, and medial meniscus, classically caused by a valgus contact force on a planted foot...

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General 6 months ago

Tennis & Golfer’s Elbow

Tennis elbow = lateral epicondylitis (ECRB tendon origin degeneration). Golfer’s elbow = medial epicondylitis (flexor-pronator origin). Clinical: pain, tenderness,...

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