Medical Must-See: Gymnast’s accidental dismount causes rare dislocation
A Japanese girl’s tumble from the horizontal bars during gymnastics practice left her with a rare sternum dislocation. The girl, aged 10, reported minor anterior…
Tag: Orthopaedics
GP’s care of patient who died from VTE hampered by lack of guidelines: coroner
The case of a patient with obesity who died of a venous pulmonary embolism highlights the “paucity” of guidelines for GPs treating high-risk patients with…
Medical Must-See: Eight fingers on one hand but no thumb
No thumb, two ulnae and eight fingers with soft tissue syndactyly of the two most radial digits made this two-year-old a clearly unusual case. According…
Spot Dx — What’s behind this swollen foot?
Emily is a 62-year-old office manager who presents with a painful swollen left foot. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you…
Medical Must-See: Rare lipoma triggers unusual surgery
Doctors pulled the trigger on an alternative surgical approach for a woman with a rare hand lipoma. The 56-year-old, with no significant medical history, presented…
My most memorable day as a doctor? George Clooney, roadside trauma and saving my own mum
As part of our 40th anniversary, we asked readers to describe their most memorable day in medicine over the past 40 years. Here, you can…
Scope of Practice Review wants chiros referring to surgeons and mandatory GP practice accreditation
Allowing chiropractors to directly refer to orthopaedic surgeons under Medicare and mandatory accreditation for all GP practices are two of the radical suggestions in the…
Spot Dx — Thigh mass is quite the kicker
Duncan, 43, presents with a six-week history of a soft tissue mass in the right upper thigh. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
Spot Dx — A painful elbow that’s just not cricket
Jim is a 63-year-old retired, right-handed labourer who presents with 12 months of a progressively painful right elbow. Test your clinical know-how by taking the…
Medical Must-See: Basketballer’s remarkable rebound from open ankle dislocation
A professional basketballer who sustained an open, fracture-free ankle dislocation during a game returned to the court at the top of his game just three months later,…
