Spot Dx — What’s the cause of this knee pain?
Sean, a 16-year-old male, presents with sudden-onset left knee pain while playing soccer. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select…
Tag: Orthopaedics
Spot Dx — Skater boy still feeling the burn
Neil, a 14 year old male, is brought in by his parents with concerns about the appearance of his left elbow. Test your clinical know-how…
XLH in pictures: why GPs need to know about this inherited condition
A short video explainer on diagnosis and management in primary care
Medical Must-See: Young girl’s extremely rare tumour stuns doctors
Giant-cell tumours are typically found in skeletally mature patients aged 20-40, but doctors in Indonesia have reported an “extremely rare” case in a young girl.…
Orthopaedic surgeons: The scale of their waiting lists means my patients are now waiting for Godot
I’ve been having a rather annoying debate with my 77-year-old mother in the UK about her X-ray showing “severe” osteoarthritis of the right knee. It’s…
Gout drug cuts need for joint replacements and ‘may slow OA progression’: study
Low-dose colchicine may lower the incidence of total hip and knee replacements by a third in older adults with chronic coronary artery disease, report Australian…
Spot Dx — Can you nail the next best step?
This case involved a 15-year-old boy, who slipped and impaled his left hand on a wooden beam. An initial anterior–posterior radiograph was obtained prior to…
Total arthroplasty comparable to fusion surgery in end-stage ankle OA
For patients with end-stage ankle osteoarthritis, total ankle replacement and ankle fusion have similar clinical scores and harms, according to UK findings. Researchers from the…
Subclinical hyperthyroidism tied to higher fracture risk: study
Adults with subclinical hyperthyroidism have a 34% increased risk of fracture-related hospitalisations than those with normal thyroid function, a US cohort study suggests. This risk…
Dr Shahab Mahboubian: The surgeon who makes patients 15cm taller to improve their love lives
An orthopaedic surgeon says he has been performing dozens of cosmetic leg lengthening procedures on men who feel their short stature has left them unlucky…
