Pathognomonic sign of traumatic fracture is -
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- Redness
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- Swelling
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- Crepitus
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- Tenderness
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This question is slightly different from previous one. Here the examiner is asking about pathognomonic feature (not most consistent feature) both are different :
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Most consistent feature is the one which is always present in a fracture
- Pathognomonic feature is the one whose presence is diagnostic of a fracture
- Abnormal mobility at fracture site and crepitus are two pathognomonic features of a fracture :-
- Abnormal mobility is the most pathognomonic sign of a fracture :-
“Abnormal mobility in the limb at the fracture site is diagnostic of a fracture”. ____ Essentials of orthopedics surgery
“Abnormal mobility in fracture of a bone is characteristic or pathognomonic”.___ British medical journal
“Abnormal mobility between the fracture fragments is a sure sign of fracture”. ____ Ebnezar
2. Crepitus is the second most pathognomonic sign of a fracture (after abnormal mobility) *:-"Crepitus can be considered as pathognomonic as abnormal mobility for a fracture". —* Emergency medicine
“Crepitus is common and essentially a reliable sign of a fracture”. ____ Orthonet
“Crepitus with abnormal mobility is pathognomonic of a fracture”. ____ Miller