Browsing: Orthopedics

Sports Medicine , Orthopedics

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture

8/19/2018 Andrew Pugh, MD , Spencer Tomberg, MD

Working in a busy ski clinic brings a variety of sports medicine injuries into focus. When your patient is a downhill skier, knee injuries are the most common injury you'll see.

Sports Medicine , Orthopedics , Pediatric EM

Recanting Impressions: Posterior Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocation

6/10/2018 Richard L. Grantier III, MD , Puja Craddock, MD

Signs of posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocations can be subtle, but this condition is a true orthopedic emergency. Are you prepared to perform a reduction in the ED if necessary?

Orthopedics , Sports Medicine

Boxer's Break: Metacarpal Fractures

4/11/2017 R. Ian Ross, MD , Ibbad Yousuf , Albert Leung, MD

Boxer's Break: Metacarpal Fractures A 21-year-old male presents to the emergency department (ED) with pain and swelling in his left hand several hours after an injury that occurred while playing foot

Orthopedics

Straight to the Source: Local Treatment Options for Low Back Pain

4/2/2017 Danya Khoujah, MD , Ahmed Al Hazmi, MD, MBBS

Straight to the Source: Local Treatment Options for Low Back Pain Low back pain (LBP) is one of the top 5 chief complaints among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), making it an imp

Orthopedics , Consults , Consult Corner

Consult Corner Ortho

10/2/2016 EM Resident

Consult Corner Ortho EM Resident is pleased to introduce a new column. “Consult Corner” is designed to help you communicate effectively when seeking input from other specialists. In our inaugural col

Visual Diagnosis , Orthopedics

Diagnose this Condition

10/2/2016 Maryam Arshad, MD

Diagnose this Condition The Patient A 62-year-old male presents to the ER complaining of right knee pain. He was changing a light bulb when he lost his balance and fell from a 6-foot height, landing

Clinical , Critical Care , Orthopedics

Fractures and Fat Globules: Fat Embolism Syndrome

4/4/2016 Nicholas Johnson, MD , Molly Tolins, MD

Fractures and Fat Globules: Fat Embolism Syndrome EMS brings in a 20-year-old male who jumped from an overpass in a suicide attempt. He arrives with normal hemodynamics and is found to have bilatera

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Orthopedics

Cervical Spine Imaging in Pediatric Trauma

12/3/2015 Matthew Swarm, MD

Cervical Spine Imaging in Pediatric Trauma A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. He was the restrained backseat passenger of a vehicle th

Clinical , Ultrasound , Orthopedics

Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Shoulder Reduction

2/14/2015 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Amie Kim, MD

Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Shoulder Reduction Case A 16-year-old boy presents to the ED with right shoulder pain after strongly throwing a ball overhand. He denies any direct trauma or his

Clinical , Orthopedics

Talk to the Hand: Perilunate Dislocations

10/15/2014 EM Resident

Talk to the Hand: Perilunate Dislocations Sarah Espinoza, MD, Resident Physician, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA Background: Perilunate dislocation with transcaphoid fracture Lunate and perilunate dislo