Thanks to Dr. Cheng for today’s Morning Report! Here’s the Case: 38 yo M no PMH, construction worker, s/p mechanical trip/fall onto left knee. No medical issues. BIBEMS, ice pack placed. Next steps? Ottawa Knee Rule (OKR) vs. Pittsburgh Decision Rule (PDR) Check out this article: Diagnostic accuracy and Read more…
Here’s Dr. Basile with today’s Morning Report! Ankle Dislocations – Can lead to long-term morbidity – Most commonly in young people in sports, falls, or MVCs – Isolated ankle dislocation is rare – Usually associated with malleolar fractures or fracture of the tip of the tibia – Open 25% Read more…
Welcome to this week’s edition of Wednesday Wrap-up! We had a great conference day including a great discussion on how to deal with anterior shoulder dislocations. Dr. Melton presented an EBM review of the literature comparing intra-articular lidocaine to procedural sedation for reducing shoulders. The evidence suggests that there is Read more…