Fracture Fridays: Separation Anxiety (Re-post)
AC joint sprains and separations are seen commonly in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Learn how to assess and manage them in this edition of Fracture Fridays.
Fracture Fridays: Popped patella pandemonium (Re-post)
Learn how to reduce a dislocated patella! It's fun!
Fracture Fridays: A chip off the old bucket handle (Re-post)
Metaphyseal corner fractures in infants are very concerning for child abuse. Seeing one on X-Ray should always prompt a workup for non-accidental trauma.
Fracture Fridays: Crazy cracked clavicle calamaties
The clavicle is the most commonly fractured bone in children. Learn more about it on this Fracture Fridays post.
Fracture Fridays: Thumbs up (Re-post)
This edition of Fracture Fridays focuses on a can't miss hand injury.
Fracture Fridays: Toddling along, until they’re not… (Re-post)
This edition of Fracture Fridays focuses on toddler's fractures.
Fracture Fridays: Nailed it! (Re-post)
Fingertip fractures, even open ones are managed a bit differently than others. Learn more about these here.
Fracture Fridays: Boxing Day (Re-post)
People punch things. Sometimes they break their hands. This post is about those people.
Fracture Fridays: Getting a leg up on the competition (Re-post)
The Case An 80 pound 12 year old soccer star tripped in a hole while challenging for the ball. Another player on the pitch stumbled in the same (big) hole and landed awkwardly on the first player's leg. Even the fans on the next field [...]
Fracture Fridays: Monteggiazzi (Re-post)
Seriously, I can never manage to remember the differences between Monteggia and Galeazzi fractures - especially when it shows up on standardized tests. So, this edition of Fracture Fridays focuses on differentiating the two. Essentially, when one forearm bone breaks and is displaced, angulated and [...]