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WHO Definition of osteoporosis
**** ON TEST |
Bone Mineral Density ≥2.5 SD’s below the mean seen in young normal subjects
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what is an intertrochanteric fracture?
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fracture between greater and lesser trochanter on the femur
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what 2 views are you going to want for a hip xray
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AP and lateral
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what do you want to use to find an occult hip fracture?
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MRI
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what is a problem with femoral neck fractures?
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you lose blood supply to femoral head
Medial and lateral circumflex vessels anastamose at the base of the neck Blood supply predominately from ascending arteries (90%) |
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post-menopausal women over age 70 are likely to have what fracture?
where does it normally occur? |
Vertebral Compression Fractures
between T8 and L2 |
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X-ray of a 70 year old female complaining of back pain. What does she have?
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vertebral compression fracture
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functional outcome of fractures in the elderly are maximized by what 2 things?
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early fixation
and mobilization in operative cases |
