Case Report Jonathan Kneib PGY-2
19 yo male wth no significant PMH comes in to ED s/p texting while on a pogo stick and sustaining a fall. Patient has an obvious ankle deformity.
Vitals Temperature 37 HR 82 BP 125/82 O2 99% on RA
Secondary Survey 1. check distal pulses, capillary refill 2. sensation 3. ROM
Ankle Inspection Palpate base of 5th metatarsal (Jones, Dancers) Palpate navicular Palpate Achilles tendon and do Thompson test (Achilles rupture) Palpate bony prominences (medial and lateral malleoli) Palpate proximal fibula (Maisonneuve) Think referred pain -see reference 1
Things to Do Antibiotics and tetanus XR Remove gross contamination and apply moist sterile dressing Photograph Reduce/Splint the limb Arrange for urgent surgical debridement/washout and stabilization of the fracture
Gustillo Type I - less than 1 cm and relatively clean, no crushing injury
Gustillo Type I
Gustillo Type II - longer than 1 cm with moderate contamination, slight to moderate crushing
Gustillo Type II
Gustillo Type III - extensive damage to soft tissue and high degree of contamination and a great deal of communtion and instability
Gustillo IIIA - IIIA: soft tissue can cover bone
Gustillo Type III A
Gustillo IIIB IIIB: loss of soft tissue and will require flap
Gustillo Type IIIB
Gustillo III C IIIC: arterial injury, regardless of degree of soft tissue loss
Gustillo Type III C
Antibiotics Gustillo I and II - 1st generation cephalosporin (Ancef) - if allergy: clindamycin or vancomycin Gustillo III - in addition to above add an aminoglycoside (Gentamycin) If a farm injury or open bowel contamination - add penicillin (to cover clostridium)
Pearls When covering an open fracture use pads soaked in saline
Pearls Six Hour Golden Rule Orthopedic goal to have operative repair of open fracture within 6 hours
Work Cited Here?, -Why Are You, -General Tips, -Pearls And Pitfalls From Head To Toe, and -Summary Of Really Important Stuff. ORTHOPEDIC PEARLS & PITFALLS (n.d.): n. pag. Web. "Gustilo Classification." - Trauma. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Aug