SAQ 530 – Orthopaedics – distal forearm fracture after fall

A 28-year-old man falls from a snowboard onto his outstretched left hand. He is transferred to your ED after X-rays at a local clinic. The X-ray is shown below.

State five (5) key descriptors of the injury shown on X-ray.

(Marked out of 5.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Descriptor</th> <th>Finding</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fracture pattern</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fracture site</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bony displacement</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5.</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

/ 5

State a summary diagnosis for this injury and its implications for treatment.

(Marked out of 2.0)

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Complete the table about adult wrist fractures, including one typical mechanism and two X-ray description points for each injury type.

(Marked out of 12.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Injury type</th> <th>Typical mechanism</th> <th>X-ray description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Colles</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Smith</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dorsal Barton</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Volar Barton</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

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Total Score: 0 / 19

Percentage: 0%