So today, we’re gonna talk about shoulder dislocations. This should resonate with a lot of you residents considering the weather conditions currently, or if you were worried about what would happen if a certain SuperBowl performer wer…
The quadriceps tendon attaches the quadriceps muscle to the patella. Tears most often occur just above the insertion on the patella. They more commonly occur in men (8:1 ratio) and patients report hearing a popping sensation doing activitie…
In case you haven’t gotten to this month’s EM:RAP, there’s a really great segment on an important ED procedure that we definitely don’t do enough of in the ED: the nerve block. The section discusses the femoral nerve block and how to perfor…
It’s another busy afternoon in the peds ED when grandma comes in stating that her grandson broke his arm. He was jumping on the bed, and reached out to grab hold of a side rail before falling to the ground. It looks normal, but now th…
“Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child’s eye – it is very beautiful.” -Kailash Satyarthi Nursemaid’s elbow is a radial head subluxation, typically caused by a “pulling” mechanism. It occ…
That being said, let’s go through some commonly tested and easily confused orthopedic entities… Salter-Harris Classification Type 1 – Slipped (Physis) Type 2 – Above (metaphysis) Type 3 – Lower (Epiphysis) Type…
A 44M with no PMH slipped and fell on his hand while playing with his kids in the park. He has swelling and pain over thumb MCP joint that is exacerbated by movement. The xray of his thumb is above, what is your diagnosis? This injury is kn…
A 36F presenting with wrist pain after a fall on an outstretched hand. She has pain and swelling over the dorsal-radial aspect of her hand. Her xray is below, what is the diagnosis? It’s the spilled tea cup sign, but can you remember which…
Dr. David Forsh’s review yesterday of compartment syndrome made me realize how rarely we see this life-threatening diagnosis. So what do we need to know? What’s the etiology of compartment syndrome? Majority cases 2/2 Fractures…
Last pearl before our inservice tomorrow. Good luck to everyone. Hopefully this will buy you an additional point. Jefferson Bit Off A Hangman’s Tit = Unstable cervical spine fractures Jefferson Fracture A burst fracture of the…
