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Hips Don’t Lie

A low impact fall in a 64-year-old woman has caused her medial thigh pain. What injuries has she sustained?

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April 2021

This month we have HINTS exam in the ED, Frailty, Compression for cellulitis & IBD

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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 fracture usually occurs through osteoporotic bone

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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.

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Silver Trauma

Adult priority call, 3 minutes. You read the ambulance hand over, and tut to yourself. 90 year old lady, fallen down the stairs, normal observations

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