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Cases, newsletters, and essays. 27 articles.
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Orthopedic Surgery Mentorship
Unstable Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures
Tibial Plateau Fractures and Vascular Injury
Humeral Shaft Fractures Discussion
The Ortho Rotation Handbook
Away rotations are an unforgiving test in emotional intelligence. Read the room, try to know the attendings and their research, and the…
Femoral Neck Fracture Management
Femoral neck fractures are a common pathology within orthopedic trauma surgery. The surgical management is dictated by fracture location,…
2020
Ortho OR Instruments
Attached to this post are some helpful flash cards that will help you memorize important names of instruments commonly used in orthopedic…
Ortho Trauma Supplies
Here is a list of ortho trauma supplies for some of the most frequently performed procedures. Having a bag or fanny pack might look funny,…
Need to Know Criteria and Classification Systems
There are many classification systems within orthopedics. Here are the systems that we have found are commonly discussed in fracture…
Checklists: Admission, Pre-Op and Post-Op
How to Use Checklists: The Do-and-Verify Method Do all these pre-op or post-op tasks by memory. Then go through each point on a real…
Describing Fractures
Format Say the views you are seeing and the laterality, if you are unsure of the view just say 1 or 2-view of a left or right “blank”. Look…
Gunshot Wound to Thigh
Credit: OrthoBoss “45M gangster presenting with gunshot wound (GSW) to the left thigh after drug deal gone wrong. No other injuries.…
Basics of Orthopedic Trauma Fixation
Orthopedic Trauma Basic Principles Goals of orthopedic surgeons when fixing fractures Reduce fractures restoring length and alignment…
Systematic Way to Read Foot Xrays
Here we go. Foot xrays. There are alot of details that could be discussed here. This is a good starting point. Commonly in three views. AP,…
Distal Radius Case: Vet Fell Off His Bike
50 year old vet fell off his bike. What do you see? What would you do in the emergency room for this? Remember to use a system for reading…
The Ortho Patient Interview Guide
Timing Timing is so important. Orthopedic residents must be time efficient when seeing consults because procedures can take so long and it…
Case: Distal Radius Fracture
Case Objectives Distal radius fractures are simple and complex at the same time. Here are the practical things you need to know as a…
Clavicle Fractures: Non-op or Surgery?
Questions to ask the patient: Mechanism (story) Pain locations Numbness or tingling? I like to always ask the same ROS for billing purposes…
Video: System for Reading Hip Xrays and Femoral Neck Fractures
System for Reading Hip Xrays
System for reading hip Xrays Verify patient and laterality If you’re in conference Say what views you are seeing Skeletal maturity The most…
System for Reading Pediatric Elbow Xrays
System for Reading Pediatric Elbow Xrays Verify patient name and side Quality of views Follow cortices and medullary canals proximal to…
System for Reading Pelvis Xrays
As always, utilize whatever system works best for you! Here is one example. If you haven’t read, System for Reading Wrist Xrays, that is a…
Antibiotic Choice in Open Fractures
The most important factor to preventing infection in open fractures is time to antibiotics, less than 1 hour from time of injury is ideal.…
Shoulder Case #1
50 yo bicycle vs car going 55 mph, he was wearing a helmet, he is holding his right arm above his head and says he can’t move his shoulder.…