Summer Reading List: Kocher Criteria
This article in the PEM Blog Summer Reading List is none other than the one that spawned the Kocher Criteria to differentiate septic hip from transient synovitis.
A podcast on acquired torticollis
Acquired torticollis must be differentiated from more serious symptoms and remains a common presenting complaint in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Learn more about it in this episode of PEMCurrents the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast.
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.
What did we learn today?
Check out these resources that reinforce concepts taught in a recent education session at Cincinnati Childrens.
Reduction of the dislocated finger
Check out a brief video on how to reduce a dislocated finger.
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 [...]
Fracture Fridays: Three Planes (re-post)
The case A 15 year old skateboarder totally screws up a rail grind. After posting his wipeout to YouTube his friends call his mom, who notices that he has been unable to walk on his ankle - probably because of how ridiculously swollen it is. [...]
Fracture Fridays: FOOSH (re-post)
The case A preschooler was riding his big sister's "girl" bike, crashed it and landed on his outstretched hand. A true FOOSH if you will (fell on outstretched hand). His mom brought him to the ED because he was having trouble holding his iPad with [...]