70% of blood supply of scaphoid is by dorsal branch of radial artery
70% of scaphoid bones have arterial foramina through out their length
70% of carpal fractures are scaphoid fractures
70% of scaphoid fractures occur through the waist
70% of scaphoid fractures are detected on initial radiographs
70% proximal scaphoid fractures unite
70% unstable scaphoid fractures unite
Origin: Dorsal venous network The 1st 2 letters of the word “biceps” that being the muscle with which the vein is in relation, will give a mnemonic aid to retain the relative position of the basilic and cephalic veins. (B.I., Basilic Internal) Basilic vein courses medially Cephalic vein course laterally…
Proptosis refers to the forward displacement of the eyeball beyond the orbital margin with the patient looking straight ahead. The term “Exopthalmos” is reserved for bilateral proptosis or proptosis due to thyroid eye disease. Proptosis can be evaluated using a mnemonic 15 “P”s. A) Pseudoproptosis ruled out: 1. Enlarged globe:…
Schatzker system is widely accepted and used to classify tibial plateau fractures. It is based on a 2D representation of the fracture. As a general rule, it can be divided into low-energy and lateral tibial plateau variants (types I-III) and high energy variants (type IV-VI). However, it does not include…