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Posterior Shoulder Dislocation
Posterior Shoulder Dislocation
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Posterior Shoulder Dislocation

The CASE A 52 yo patient presents following a fall onto the right outstretched hand.…
Hip Dislocation
Hip Dislocation
Hip DislocationBlogOrthopaedics

Hip Dislocation

Introduction This review is based on a great journal article just published (1) The most…
Davos Technique - Shoulder relocation
Davos Technique - Shoulder relocation
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The Davos Technique for Shoulder relocation

Patients with shoulder dislocations are not an uncommon presentations to the Emergency Department. The ability…
Occult Fracture - Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Occult Fracture - Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Don’t Miss the Occult FractureBlogOrthopaedics

Don’t Miss the Occult Fracture

A normal X-ray does not necessarily exclude a fracture. It is simply a test used,…
Pronator Quadratus Sign - Orthopaedics
Pronator Quadratus Sign - Orthopaedics
Pronator Quadratus SignBlogOrthopaedics

Pronator Quadratus Sign

The pronator Quadratus sign is a sign seen on the lateral X-ray of the wrist/forearm…
Compartment Syndrome - RESUS - Emergency Medicine Education
Compartment Syndrome - RESUS - Emergency Medicine Education
Compartment SyndromeBlogOrthopaedics

Compartment Syndrome

Compartment Syndrome, is usually straightforward to pick up. How do we measure Compartment pressures? Below…
Third carpal arch
Third carpal arch
Gilula’s Carpal ArcsBlogOrthopaedics

Gilula’s Carpal Arcs

Gilula's carpal arcs are used to determine carpal alignment. They can assist in identifying ligamentous…
Smith’s Fracture Diagnosis and Management
Smith’s Fracture Diagnosis and Management
Smith’s Fracture Diagnosis and ManagementBlogOrthopaedics

Smith’s Fracture Diagnosis and Management

A 15 yo male with a Smith’s Fracture. The patient had fallen onto his flexed…
posterior dislocation
posterior dislocation
The ‘Lightbulb Sign’ doesn’t always mean a posterior dislocationBlogOrthopaedics

The ‘Lightbulb Sign’ doesn’t always mean a posterior dislocation

A 35 yo woman presents to the emergency department with a complaint of shoulder dislocation.…
Elbow Fractures
Elbow Fractures
Elbow FracturesBlogOrthopaedics

Elbow Fractures

How good are you at reading elbow X-rays? Here are some tools and rules that…
Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Maisonneuve FractureBlogOrthopaedicsTrauma

Maisonneuve Fracture

A Maisonneuve fracture is caused by pronation and external rotation. It can be difficult to…
Flexor Tendon Sheath Infections of The Hand
Flexor Tendon Sheath Infections of The Hand
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Flexor Tendon Sheath Infections of The Hand

Infection of the flexor tendon sheaths of the hand, represents a potential surgical emergency, due…
Scapholunate Dissociation
Scapholunate Dissociation
Scapholunate DissociationBlogOrthopaedics

Scapholunate Dissociation

Introduction Scapholunate dissociation, also called rotatory subluxation of the scaphoid and sometimes also known as…
Galeazzi Fracture
Galeazzi Fracture
Galeazzi FractureBlogOrthopaedics

Galeazzi Fracture

The forearm X-ray of a young man following a dirt bike accident are shown. Clinically he…
Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Reflex Sympathetic DystrophyBlogOrthopaedics

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

Introduction and a case Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy,  also called regional pain syndrome,  is usually as…
Unstable Pelvic Fractures
Unstable Pelvic Fractures
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Unstable Pelvic Fractures

Pelvic fractures are most often associated with massive trauma. In terms of skeletal injuries they…
Hip Relocation Made Easy
Hip Relocation Made Easy
Hip Relocation Made EasyBlogOrthopaedicsTrauma

Hip Relocation Made Easy

Here is a quick video on the Whistler technique for hip relocation. Its quick and…
Scaphoid Fractures
Scaphoid Fractures
Diagnosis of Scaphoid FracturesBlogOrthopaedics

Diagnosis of Scaphoid Fractures

Here is the case You have a 24 year old, right-handed tradesman, with who fell…

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