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Le Genou: Everything you Knee-d to know!

Le Genou: Everything you Knee-d to know!

by Julie Ingratta | Nov 10, 2022 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Orthopedics, Trauma

The acutely injured knee can often be challenging to assess when there is no associated fracture. Identifying the possible non-bony acute pathology is important to help discern the most appropriate approach to treatment for the patient.  Assessment History Mechanism...
Immobilisation of torus fractures of the wrist in children (FORCE): a randomised controlled equivalence trial in the UK.

Immobilisation of torus fractures of the wrist in children (FORCE): a randomised controlled equivalence trial in the UK.

by Caitlin Hutchings, Hans Rosenberg, Debra Eagles | Oct 24, 2022 | Journal Club, Orthopedics, Pediatrics

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4.5/5 Perry DC, et al. Lancet. 2022 Jul 2;400(10345):39-47. Question and Methods: This large, multicentre, pragmatic RCT aimed to show equivalence between treating pediatric buckle fractures of the distal radius with soft bandage versus...
Shouldering the load: Shoulder dislocations in the ED

Shouldering the load: Shoulder dislocations in the ED

by Zach MacDonald, Lucy Karp | Dec 9, 2021 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Orthopedics, Orthopedics, Radiology, Trauma, Ultrasound

Shoulder dislocations are the most common large joint dislocation encountered by emergency physicians. Given their incidence in the emergency department, managing shoulder dislocations efficiently is key to departmental flow.` Recently, Dowson et al.1 utilized a...
Below the Belt Ortho: Lower Extremity Injuries Missed in the ED

Below the Belt Ortho: Lower Extremity Injuries Missed in the ED

by Jillian Ritsma, Richard Hoang | Nov 23, 2017 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Orthopedics

With the protocols and time constraints of our ED environment, it is fairly easy to fall into the trap of imaging prior to examining our orthopedic patients. This may result in missed injuries, as we tend to base our diagnosis on the X-ray, rather than the patient...
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