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fracture of anterior
external rotation
Bankart's glenoid associated
and abduction of
fracture with anterior
shoulder
shoulder dislocation

Barton's distal radius fracture

fracture & involving the fall on
reverse/vola articular surface with outstretched
r barton’s dislocation of hand
fracture the radiocarpal joint

intra-articular axial load along

Bennett's fracture of base metacarpal in a
fracture of Thumb partially flexed
metacarpal thumb
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fracture of distal
fibula with posterior severe external
Bosworth
dislocation of the rotation of the
fracture
proximal fibula foot
behind the tibia

Boxer's fracture of neck of punching solid

fracture little metacarpal object

forced valgus of
compression
Bumper knee when struck
fracture of lateral
fracture from side by car
tibial plateau
bumper
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hyperflexion of
Chance horizontal fracture of spine, seen in car
fracture vertebral body accidentswhen la
p belts were used

forced ulnar
intra-articular deviation of the
Chauffeur's
fracture of radial wrist causing
fracture[1]
styloid avulsion of the
radial styloid

foot dislocation
through
talonavicular and
calcaneocuboid
Chopart's joints with
fracture- associated
dislocation fractures, usually
after ankle
twisting.treated in a
non weight bearing
cast for 6–8 weeks

Clay spinous process forced

shoveller's fracture hyperflexion of
fracture of C6, C7 or T1 neck

distal radius fracture
with dorsal fall on
Colles'
angulation, outstretched
fracture
impaction and radial hand
drift
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Duverney isolated fracture of

direct trauma
fracture the iliac wing

comminuted radial
Essex- head fracture with
Lopresti interosseous
fracture – membrane fall from height
bisa foot disruption and distal
bisa forearm radioulnar joint
subluxation

radius shaft fracture
Galeazzi
with dislocation of blow to forearm
fracture
distal radioulnar joint

V-shaped distal tibia

Gosselin
fracture extending
fracture
into the tibial plafond
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Hangman's fracture of both distraction and

fracture pedicles of C2 extension of neck

impacted posterior
humeral head
Hill–Sachs
fracture occurring
fracture
during anterior
shoulder dislocation

fracture of the distal

Holstein– third of the humerus
Lewis resulting in
fracture entrapment of the
radial nerve

unstable spinal
Holdsworth fracture-dislocation
fracture at the thoracolumbar
junction

olecranon fracture
Hume with anterior
fracture dislocation of radial
head
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Jefferson fracture of first compression of

fracture cervical vertebra neck

fracture of base of
Jones 5th metatarsal
inversion of ankle
fracture extending into
intermetatarsal joint

Le Fort series of facial direct trauma to

fractures fractures face

Wagstaffe- vertical fracture of

Le Fort's distal fibula with
fracture of avulsion of medial
the ankle malleolus

forced plantar
Lisfranc fracture dislocation flexion of foot or
fracture of midfoot dropping heavy
weight on foot
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Maisonneuv spiral fracture of external rotation

e fracture proximal fibula of ankle

vertical pelvic
fracture through
high energy
Malgaigne's both pubic rami and
impact to pelvis
fracture the ilium or sacroilia
(front to back)
c joint with vertical
displacement

heavy or
March stress fracture of a
unaccustomed
fracture metatarsal shaft
exercise

proximal ulna fractur
Monteggia
e with dislocation blow to forearm
fracture
of radial head

distal radius fracture
with ulnar dislocatio
n and entrapment of
Moore's
styloid process
fracture
under annular
ligament/flexor
retinaculum
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posterior dislocation
impact to the
of hip with avulsion
Pipkin knee with the hip
fracture of fragment
fracture- flexed
of femoral head by
dislocation (dashboard
the ligamentum
injury)
teres

Pott's bimalleolar
eversion of ankle
fracture fracture of the ankle

axial load along

extra-articular
the metacarpal
Rolando comminuted fracture
causing splitting
fracture of base of first
of the proximal
metacarpal
articular surface
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stress fracture of
Runner's distal fibula 3–8 cm repeated axial
fracture above the lateral stress on fibula
malleolus

Salter–
fractures involving
Harris various
a growth plate
fracture

lateral tibial plateau

avulsion fracture
Segond internal rotation
with anterior
fracture of the knee
cruciate ligament
tear
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fracture of the lateral

Shepherd's tubercle of the
fracture posterior process of
the talus

fall on
distal radius fracture
Smith's outstretched
with volar
fracture hand with wrist in
displacement
flexed position

avulsion fracture of
the medial femoral
Stieda
condyle at the origin
fracture
of the medial
collateral ligament
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Salter–Harris
Tillaux forced lateral
III fracture of
fracture rotation of foot
the tibia

undisplaced spiral
fracture of low-energy
Toddler's
distal tibia in trauma, often
fracture
children under 8 rotational
years old
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transverse fractures
of the proximal tibial
Trampolin metaphysis that
fracture occur in children
while jumping on a
trampoline