Complications of fractures that appear late
MAIN
Guides follow-up after fracture healing, especially in scaphoid, femoral neck and talus fractures.
Misses stiffness, myositis ossificans, complex regional pain syndrome and post-traumatic arthritis.
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MAIN. It helps you recall: Complications of fractures that appear late.
Malunion
Avascular necrosis
Infection (osteomyelitis)
M: Malunion; A: Avascular necrosis; I: Infection (osteomyelitis); N: Non-union.
It belongs to Fractures and dislocations in Orthopaedics.
Misses stiffness, myositis ossificans, complex regional pain syndrome and post-traumatic arthritis.
Guides follow-up after fracture healing, especially in scaphoid, femoral neck and talus fractures.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Orthopaedics question about Fractures and dislocations.
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