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Here are intraop & postop images of yesterday's case by Dr. Alan Yan @yannothere and Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Sioux Falls @SanfordHealth. MEDIAL MALLEOLUS PILON & TALAR FRACTURE-DISLOCATION IN 42M PROCEDURE: ORIF OF MEDIAL MALLEOLUS FRACTURE AND TALAR NECK AND BODY FRACTURE-DISLOCATION This case will be discussed at the Mt. Rushmore Diabetic Foot Reconstruction Forum in Sioux Falls, SD, June 9-12, 2027. Click here to learn more: orthobullets.tiny.us/2p8b73a… Here is the link to the clinical presentation and the pre-op imaging: xitter.cf/orthobullets/status/21… Do you agree with the treatment? Why or why not? Leave a comment and keep the great conversation going! #orthotwitter Vote on this case for CME: orthobullets.tiny.us/fhv7es6…
Here is a new case by Dr. Alan Yan @yannothere and Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Sioux Falls @SanfordHealth. MEDIAL MALLEOLUS PILON & COMBINED TALAR NECK AND BODY FRACTURE-DISLOCATION IN 42M This case will be discussed at the Mt. Rushmore Diabetic Foot Reconstruction Forum in Sioux Falls, SD, June 9-12, 2027. Click here to learn more: orthobullets.tiny.us/2p8b73a… How would you manage this #orthotwitter? Vote on this case for CME: orthobullets.tiny.us/fhv7es6…
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Here’s a clip from our latest episode of CoinFlips & Controversies, “Acute Hip Pain 1 Month s/p Conversion THA in Diabetic 76M.” Watch Drs. @KevinParkMD and Harper discuss “The Role of Hip Aspiration Before Infection Surgery.” Click here to learn more and watch the full webinar on Orthobullets: orthobullets.tiny.us/1018202… #orthotwitter
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Here are the intraoperative images.
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If you choose operative management, what would be your definitive treatment/fixation for this fracture-dislocation?
83%ORIF with plates/screws
17%TTC Nail
0%ExFix + Closed/Perc Reduc
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Here is a new case by Dr. Alan Yan @yannothere and Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Sioux Falls @SanfordHealth. MEDIAL MALLEOLUS PILON & COMBINED TALAR NECK AND BODY FRACTURE-DISLOCATION IN 42M This case will be discussed at the Mt. Rushmore Diabetic Foot Reconstruction Forum in Sioux Falls, SD, June 9-12, 2027. Click here to learn more: orthobullets.tiny.us/2p8b73a… How would you manage this #orthotwitter? Vote on this case for CME: orthobullets.tiny.us/fhv7es6…
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Here are the CT images following reduction and external fixation.
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Would you attempt a closed reduction in the ED?
44%Yes
56%No
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Here is a clip from our latest CoinFlips & Controversies Webinar Implant Discussion, titled “Humeral Shaft Fracture in 52F”. In this CoinClip, Dr. Taylor* from OhioHealth discusses data-driven screw placement in humeral nailing when performing definitive fixation of a humeral shaft fracture with the T2 Alpha Humerus Nailing System. Click the link to watch the full CoinFlip & Controversies webinar on Orthobullets: orthobullets.tiny.us/1017202… *Disclosures: Dr. Taylor is a paid-consultant of Stryker. #orthotwitter
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Can you answer our free question of the day? A 24-year-old male presents with chronic right elbow pain and recurrent dislocations. Radiographs are obtained in the office today, which are unremarkable. On exam, the patient starts to get up from his chair and notices significant posterolateral right elbow pain; an MRI is obtained and shown in Figure A. Based on this patient's injury, which movement is most likely to reproduce the most pain on physical exam? 1. Resisted middle finger extension 2. Hooking the biceps tendon insertion from lateral to medial 3. Forearm supination with valgus stress of the elbow while flexing the elbow from full extension to 40 degrees 4. Pulling the thumb laterally while the elbow is flexed to 90 degrees and the forearm is supinated 5. Valgus stress to the elbow QID: 220503 Comment your answer below, then check to see if you got it correct by clicking the link below to see the answer & explanation. bit.ly/3VPz63v #orthopedics #orthopedicsurgeon #orthopaedics #orthopaedic #orthopedic #ortholife #orthobullets #orthoresidents #orthoresident #orthoresidency #medicalschool #medicalstudent #medstudent #doctor
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Here are intraop & postop images of yesterday's case by Dr. Rick Wang and Mercy Hospital St. Louis @FollowMercy. TRANSOLECRANON FRACTURE-DISLOCATION IN 68M PROCEDURE: RADIAL HEAD REPLACEMENT, CORONOID ORIF, OLECRANON FRACTURE ORIF, LUCL REPAIR Here is the link to the clinical presentation and the pre-op imaging: xitter.cf/orthobullets/status/21… Do you agree with the treatment? Why or why not? Leave a comment and keep the great conversation going! #orthotwitter Vote on this case for CME: orthobullets.tiny.us/yc6p2u9…
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Here are the preoperative 3D CT reconstruction images.
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Here are the intraoperative fluoroscopic images.
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If you choose operative management of the olecranon and radial head (+/- coracoid), what type of fixation would you use for the olecranon fracture?
100%Plate(s)
0%Tension band
0%Intramedullary nail
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Here are intraop & postop images of yesterday's case by Dr. Rick Wang and Mercy Hospital St. Louis @FollowMercy. TRANSOLECRANON FRACTURE-DISLOCATION IN 68M PROCEDURE: RADIAL HEAD REPLACEMENT, CORONOID ORIF, OLECRANON FRACTURE ORIF, LUCL REPAIR Here is the link to the clinical presentation and the pre-op imaging: xitter.cf/orthobullets/status/21… Do you agree with the treatment? Why or why not? Leave a comment and keep the great conversation going! #orthotwitter Vote on this case for CME: orthobullets.tiny.us/yc6p2u9…
Replying to @orthobullets
Here are the preoperative 3D CT reconstruction images.
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Here is a clip from our latest episode of CoinFlips & Controversies, “Hip Dislocation with Proximal Femur Fractures in 36F” featuring expert faculty from the @FOTNorthAmerica Upper & Lower Extremity Dissection Course 2026 that took place Oct 10 - Oct 11 in Charlotte, NC. Watch Drs. Kempton and Dickson, discuss “Managing Failed Femoral Neck Fixation in Young Patients” Click here to learn more about FOT and watch their full webinar on Orthobullets: orthobullets.tiny.us/1016202… #orthotwitter
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Can you answer our free question of the day? A 34-year-old man presents after a fall from two stories onto his right ankle with significant pain and a deformity present. After initial management with an ankle-spanning external fixator, a post-reduction CT scan is obtained and presented in Figure A. What soft tissue structure is attached to the fracture fragment indicated by the arrow? 1. Anterior talofibular ligament 2. Anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament 3. Interosseous ligament 4. Inferior transverse ligament 5. Tibionavicular ligament QID: 220482 Comment your answer below, then check to see if you got it correct by clicking the link below to see the answer & explanation. bit.ly/47j1uxC #orthopedics #orthopedicsurgeon #orthopaedics #orthopaedic #orthopedic #ortholife #orthobullets #orthoresidents #orthoresident #orthoresidency #medicalschool #medicalstudent #medstudent #doctor
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Here is a new case by Dr. Rick Wang and Mercy Hospital St. Louis @FollowMercy. TRANSOLECRANON FRACTURE-DISLOCATION IN 68M How would you manage this #orthotwitter? Vote on this case for CME: orthobullets.tiny.us/yc6p2u9…
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Here are the preoperative 3D CT reconstruction images.
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If you choose operative management of the olecranon and radial head (+/- coracoid), how would you treat the radial head fracture?
65%ORIF
35%Arthroplasty
0%Resection
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