FEATURED REFERENCES
MESS (Mangled Extremity Severity Score) : Salvage or Amputation?
The MESS (Mangled Extremity Severity Score) is a rapid bedside scoring tool for severely injured limbs—especially severe open fractures with vascular compromise—to help estimate...
MUES Score – Mangled Upper Extremity Injury Score
The MUES (Mangled Upper Extremity Score) is a simple scoring system used by surgeons to assess how severe a badly injured upper limb is...
Salter-Harris Fracture related Growth plate anatomy – Make it easy
Salter–Harris fractures is that the growth plate is not one uniform layer. It is a stack of cartilage zones that continuously make new bone,...
Enneking Staging for Malignant and Benign Bone Tumour
The Enneking (Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, MSTS) staging system is a widely used orthopaedic-oncology framework that stages both benign and malignant bone tumours. It combines...
Lauge Hansen Classification for Ankle Fracture (Make it Easy)
The Lauge-Hansen classification describes ankle fractures by foot position (supination vs pronation) plus deforming force (adduction, external rotation, or abduction). It has 4 types...
