Orthopaedics for the emergency department
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The document provides an overview of common orthopedic injuries and conditions organized by anatomical location. It covers fractures of the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, humerus, shoulder, foot, ankle, tibia, knee, femur and hip. It also discusses infections, back pain, sciatica and complications. For each topic, it highlights important clinical features, imaging findings and management considerations. The document is intended as a guide for orthopedic registrars to help recognize and treat a variety of musculoskeletal injuries and problems.
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- 2. A Cook’s Tour Fractures Infection Back Pain & Sciatica Complications
- 3. Fractures Hand/Wrist Forearm Elbow Humerus Shoulder Foot Ankle/Tibia Knee Femur Hip Spine
- 4. Wrist & Hand Colles Smith’s Barton’s Perilunate dislocation Metacarpals Fingers
- 5. Fingers
- 6. Metacarpal
- 7. Metacarpal
- 8. Scaphoid
- 9. Scaphoid
- 10. Perilunate Capitate lunate
- 11. Colles
- 12. Barton’s
- 13. Styloid
- 14. Forearm Radial styloid Isolated ulna # Radial head “Nightstick #” From a direct blow to the mid forearm. (Night stick is an old name for a police truncheon)
- 15. Galeazzi # Needs ORIF
- 16. Monteggia # Radius should line up with the capitellum. “MonteggiaMore Medial” (than Galezzi) (if patient’s arms where sticking out) Capitellum
- 17. Supracondylar fractures Gartland I & II
- 18. Gartland II & III
- 19. Ankle – Images I should not see
- 20. Ankle – Images I should not see
- 23. Cervical Spine Canadian Rules. Always Consider the mechanism.
- 24. Cervical Spine
- 27. Remember Collar & Blocks
- 29. Lumbar Spine Direct Axial Compression
- 30. Thoracic Spine
- 31. Salter-Harris S Slipped SH1 A Above SH2 L beLow SH3 T Through SH4 ER er, the mnemonic falls apart. Squashed SH5 Usually worse as you go down the list.
- 32. Extracapsular Hip Fractures aka Proximal Femoral Fractures
- 34. Management Assessment. Analgesia. Immobilize Limb (Where Possible). Be Aware of the Risk of Compartment Syndrome.
- 35. Open Fractures Tetanus. IV Augmentin/ Cefuroxime. Blood Loss?
- 36. Infection – Septic Arthritis Fever including Rigors/ Swinging Fever. Pseudoparalysis / unable to move joint due to pain. Hot swollen tender joint. Can affect any joint.
- 37. Infection - Ix FBC, CRP, Blood Cultures & Aspirate. X-rays. ESR/ Plasma viscosity. Urate
- 38. Infection - Pitfalls Psuedo/ GOUT. Transient Synovitis. Implants.
- 39. Cellulitis Upper limb & Hand. Lower Limb & Foot. Peripheral arterial foot problems – Gen Surg. Diabetic Foot with microvascular disease – Gen Surg then Ortho.
- 40. Tendons Tendo-Achilles/ Calf Tear. TA may require surgery (or cast in dorsal slab or full equinus cast) EPL/FPL. Quadriceps. Hamstrings.
- 41. Back Pain & Sciatica Red Flags Cancer, steroids, IVDU, weight loss, fever, night pain, age > 50, significant trauma, pain worse on lying down. MRI/ X-ray? Treatment.
- 42. Not All Back pain is Like This!
- 44. Complications DO NOT TREAT PERIPROSTHETIC INFECTION IN THE COMMUNITY!
- 45. Complications Fractures in POP can still displace Re-X-ray after applying a cast with Manipulation. Re-Xray if represents with increasing pain. If metal in-situ, Re-X-ray & Inflammatory markers.
- 46. Not All Ortho Registrars are like this!
- 51. Questions?
- 52. Tibial plateau Sometimes difficult to see fracture line May just have one plateau lower than the other or One plateau wider than the femur Typically from a blow to the lateral knee eg from a car bumper Tender over proximal tibia.