Critical Cases - Elbow Dislocation!
A 21 yo male presents after a ground level fall while intoxicated. His arm is obviously deformed. Time to shoot some xrays and find some plaster!
A 21 yo male presents after a ground level fall while intoxicated. His arm is obviously deformed. Time to shoot some xrays and find some plaster!
A 64M with history of opioid use disorder, HCV, HTN presented to the ED with left knee pain and swelling 10 days after mechanical fall onto that knee. He was unable to bear weight. His knee was extremely swollen with an effusion, warm, and he had severe pain with any ROM of the joint. His X-ray negative for fracture. What else could be causing this patient's swollen painful knee?
It's an ice storm in South Jersey! Thirty-four (34!) patients present within 4 hours with slip and falls and a veritable menagerie of orthopedic injuries. You see a 29 yo male who everted his ankle on the sidewalk. There is an obvious deformity. Should we order an xray and then call the orthopedics resident? No! We're going to reduce, splint, and discharge this patient ourselves....
What is an open fracture? How to we manage them? What antibiotics should you give and when?
Does surgical repair with internal fixation, as compared to nonoperative management with splinting/bracing, improve functional outcomes in patients with isolated closed humeral shaft fractures?
55 year old female presenting with left knee pain after a fall. Patient appears intoxicated and states she tripped and fell. No preceding symptoms or head trauma. Pain is 5/10. She has not been able to ambulate since the incident. On exam the patient is neurovascularly intact.
A 21 year old otherwise healthy female presents to the ED after an MVC. She reports that she was driving when the car was hit in traffic. During your physical exam, you notice the finding below. An X-ray of the foot is negative for fracture. What is the best test to evaluate this injury?
19-year-old male with past medical history significant for seizures presents with right shoulder pain. He woke up from sleep with the pain. It is 10/10 and worse with movement. He has multiple prior episodes for which he has been treated for in the ED.
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