This fx is not too displaced, but as the fx fragment displaces more, the carpal bones often dislocate with it. If we cone in tightly we can see the scaphoid/lunate are starting to migrate with the dorsal fragment
W/o proper trt, this can cause long term wrist pain/instability
I know eponyms are falling out of style. So why teach them? 🤔
Pathology is often named bc it is common or important. I don't care if you can spit out the name, but IMHO, by educating you about the name it should reinforce either it's prevalence or it's clinical significance😀
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#WetreadCoW Case 11 Answer: Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
-accumulation of mucinous ascites from mucin producing tumor. This case is the classic mucinous appendiceal tumor s/p multiple debulking surgeries! #FOAMed#FOAMrad#Radres#bodyrad
-seroneg spondyloarthropathy (neg Rheum factor) ➡️ fusion of the spine, SI jts, pubic symphsysis, and sometimes other jts
- assoc w HLA B27 gene
-M>F
-usually presents 3rd-4th decade
-trt: NSAIDS, motion/exercise, TNF-alpha blockers