Cause for caution with corticosteroids pre-arthroplasty
A sixty-five-year-old man, with no medical comorbidities, has a painful right hip which is being investigated by his GP. An MRI shows severe hip joint…
Tag: Orthopaedics
Medical Must-See: Toddler’s postaxial polydactyly of the bilateral hand
Surgery to treat postaxial polydactyly is typically performed at around 12 months, but a lack of bony involvement meant this toddler underwent the procedure aged…
Medical Must-See: How a simple elbow dislocation led to fasciotomy six hours later
A Japanese woman escaped serious complications, including myonecrosis, following a simple elbow dislocation that morphed into acute compartment syndrome, doctors report. The case also highlights…
Hospital malfunction: Orthopaedic patients given service call bells to alert nurses
Modern healthcare — high tech, high cost with complex life-saving computer-guided machinery that, in the 21st century at least, does far more than go ping.…
Spot Dx — Can you hit this nail injury on the head?
Aaron is a 50-year-old builder who presents after dropping a marble benchtop on the tip of his right middle finger. Test your clinical know-how by…
Doctors among creditors owed $7.2 million after medical company collapses
More than 200 doctors and other practitioners are owed a collective $7.2 million after a company that contracted them to write expert medical reports went…
Medical Must-See: Loose screw found in bladder 19 years after pubic bone surgery
A bout of mild pelvic pain and multiple UTIs in a middle-aged woman were linked to complications — namely, a loose screw — from pubic…
Spot Dx — Can you pick this post-FOOSH injury?
Ollie is an eight-year-old boy who is brought in by his father with left elbow pain after falling off his scooter, landing on his outstretched…
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Acute low back pain typically improves within six weeks: Aussie study
Most adults with acute low back pain can expect “substantial improvements” within six weeks of symptom onset, Australian researchers report. But many patients, particularly those…
