Emergency Medicine

296 Orthopaedic Emergencies INJURIES TO THE WRIST AND HAND (i) Stable injuries include transverse shaft and greenstick fractures ...

Orthopaedic Emergencies 297 INJURIES TO THE WRIST AND HAND 2 It is often missed and must be suspected whenever pain and swelling ...

298 Orthopaedic Emergencies INJURIES TO THE WRIST AND HAND 4 Isolated, little-finger knuckle ‘boxer’s injury’ Many different met ...

Orthopaedic Emergencies 299 INJURIES TO THE WRIST AND HAND 2 The main problem is the associated soft-tissue injury to the nail a ...

300 Orthopaedic Emergencies INJURIES TO THE WRIST AND HAND Flexor tendon injuries in the hand DIAGNOSIS 1 These injuries occur f ...

Orthopaedic Emergencies 301 Cervical Spine Injuries 2 Also refer patients to the orthopaedic team for consideration of open redu ...

302 Orthopaedic Emergencies Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Injuries See page 245. Pelvic Injuries See page 241. Injuries to the Hip a ...

Orthopaedic Emergencies 303 INJURIES TO THE HIP AND UPPER FEMUR (a) risk of avascular necrosis developing is related to the leng ...

304 Orthopaedic Emergencies INJURIES TO THE HIP AND UPPER FEMUR MANAGEMENT 1 Commence i.v. f luid resuscitation, as a comminuted ...

Orthopaedic Emergencies 305 Injuries to the Lower Femur, Knee and Upper Tibia Supracondylar and condylar fractures of the femur ...

306 Orthopaedic Emergencies INJURIES TO THE LOWER FEMUR, KNEE AND UPPER TIBIA 3 Aspirate a tense haemarthrosis first, before app ...

Orthopaedic Emergencies 307 INJURIES TO THE LOWER FEMUR, KNEE AND UPPER TIBIA (ii) A twisting injury will damage one of the meni ...

308 Orthopaedic Emergencies INJURIES TO THE LOWER FEMUR, KNEE AND UPPER TIBIA MANAGEMENT 1 Refer the following to the orthopaedi ...

Orthopaedic Emergencies 309 Injuries to the Lower Tibia, Ankle and Foot (i) Look carefully for avulsion of the tibial spine and ...

310 Orthopaedic Emergencies INJURIES TO THE LOWER TIBIA, ANKLE AND FOOT 2 Refer all other tibial shaft fractures to the orthopae ...

Orthopaedic Emergencies 311 INJURIES TO THE LOWER TIBIA, ANKLE AND FOOT Request an anteroposterior and lateral X-ray of the ankl ...

312 Orthopaedic Emergencies INJURIES TO THE LOWER TIBIA, ANKLE AND FOOT Other ankle injuries DIAGNOSIS 1 Eversion injuries damag ...

Orthopaedic Emergencies 313 INJURIES TO THE LOWER TIBIA, ANKLE AND FOOT 2 Inju r ies resu lt f rom fa l ls f rom a heig ht or su ...

314 Orthopaedic Emergencies INJURIES TO THE LOWER TIBIA, ANKLE AND FOOT Rupture of the tendo Achilles DIAGNOSIS 1 This injury is ...

Orthopaedic Emergencies 315 INJURIES TO THE LOWER TIBIA, ANKLE AND FOOT 3 A stress fracture may occur, usually in the neck of th ...