Foot injuries are common and because they affect mobility, they can have significant effects on a patient’s life and so are important.…
Foot Injuries
Foot injuries and pain, both as a result of trauma and pain of non-traumatic origin, is common. Because it affects mobility, it can have significant effects on a patient’s life and so is importa…
Inversion injury with a twist
An 11-year-old previously well boy presented 2 days after sustaining a twisting inversion injury to his right ankle while running down hill on grassy ground.…
Shoulder and Brachial Plexus Injury
In UK ED practice a large group of patients present with musculo-skeletal disorders…
Shoulder and Brachial Plexus
This session covers the anatomy, common pathology and the clinical and radiological assessment of the shoulder and brachial plexus. This should lead to the formulation of appropriate management plans…
The Knee Bone’s Connected to the Ankle Bone
A 35-year-old male presents to the ED complaining of pain to the medial aspect of his right ankle following a twisting injury to the lower leg after getting his foot trapped between 2 rocks while clim…
Fractured Neck of Femur
Fracture of the neck of the femur is a common injury and the incidence is increasing although it is not always easy to diagnose. The majority of fractures are caused by falls in the elderly and the fr…
Fractured Neck of Femur
The risk factors for a fractured NOF can simplistically be divided into risk factors for falls and risk factors for osteoporosis.…
The Italian Job
A 35-year-old lady injures her right forearm when she falls onto her outstretched hand when getting out of her Mini.…
The Constraints of Hip X-Ray
A 82-year-old woman presents with a likely dislocation of her hip prosthesis.…
Rugby Trouble
A 15-year-old boy presents to the ED complaining of pain over the right sternoclavicular joint and reduced movement due to pain in the right arm.…
Shoulder injury – don’t miss this one…
A 26-year-old right hand dominant man is brought in to the ED.…
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
A 92-year-old man attends the emergency department complaining that his right shoulder “looks a funny shape”.…
Knee goes Pop
A 12-year-old boy felt his right knee pop after twisting it during a rugby tackle.…
That’s not right but I can’t put my hand on it
A 29-year-old female falls at home onto an outstretched arm…
Trampoline Ankle
You are asked to review a 3-year-old girl brought in crying inconsolably by her parents.…
An Unusual Ankle Fracture
A 14-year-old girl attends the emergency department following a fall whilst ice skating.…
The Dangers of Low Slung Jeans!
A 13-year-old boy was brought into the ED by ambulance after falling off his BMX bike.…
Highway to Heel
A 20-year-old man is brought to hospital by ambulance following a motorcycle accident.…
An Inverted Eversion Injury
74-year-old female, fall on grass bank, obvious deformity right foot, pain dorsal area foot, foot appears pronated, pulses present.…