Chapter 32: Extremity trauma

Which of the following important injuries is notorious for not being seen on initial radiographs that appear normal?

Regarding diagnostic imaging, which of the following imaging modalities would be most appropriate for assessing an x-ray confirmed L1 fracture of the spine in a polytrauma patient?

What is the Gustilo and Anderson open-fracture classification for a 4 cm wound over the medial aspect of the mid-calf associated with a mid-shaft fracture of the tibia and an arterial injury, requiring repair?

A 50-year-old woman sustains a displaced and angulated fracture through the diaphysis of the right humerus. Following four months of treatment with initially a U-slab and then a humeral brace, the patient has persistent pain and mobility at the fracture site and check radiographs demonstrate no cortex bridging and no callus. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Which of the following statements regarding the treatment of fractures is false?