by Hans Rosenberg | Feb 1, 2021 | Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Orthopedics
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Costa ML et al. Lancet. 2020 Feb 8;395(10222):441-448. Question and Methods: The UKSTAR trial was a pragmatic, multicenter RCT that compared plaster cast against walking boot for non-operative management of Achilles tendon rupture...
by Hans Rosenberg | Sep 23, 2020 | Featured, Journal Club, Orthopedics, Ultrasound
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Secko MA, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Aug;76(2):119-128. Question and Methods: Attempted to validated the use of a posterior PoCUS approach in diagnosing shoulder dislocations and assessing the adequacy of reduction in the ED...
by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 2, 2019 | Journal Club, Orthopedics, Orthopedics, Trauma
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Kortekangas T, et al. BMJ. 2019 Jan 23;364:k5432 Question and Methods: This is a pragmatic, randomized, controlled trial to determine if 3 weeks of immobilization (in cast or orthosis) is non-inferior to usual treatment (6 weeks cast...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jul 22, 2019 | Orthopedics, Orthopedics
Journal Club Summary Pellatt R, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Mar 7. pii: S0196-0644(19)30059-9. Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Question and Methods: Randomized control trial of 97 adult emergency department patients comparing buddy taping vs. ulnar...
