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Medical Category: Trauma
MDCalc Wars: NEXUS Criteria Vs Canadian C-Spine Rules
Over 1 million blunt trauma patients visit US emergency departments each year for possible c-spine injuries. Yet, 98% of c-spine imaging shows no fracture. Using clinical decision tools can safely and significantly reduce unnecessary imaging.
Clinical Conundrum: Do I Have to Replace the Nail After an Avulsion?
Bottom Line Up Top: Replacing the nail into the eponychial fold doesn’t appear to be critical to nail regrowth and cosmetic outcomes of finger injuries with nail avulsion. Clinical Scenario: A 6-year-old boy presents to the Peds ED with an ...
REBEL Core Cast 131.0 – Traumatic Arthrotomy
Take Home points: Always suspect an open joint if there is a laceration, regardless of size, the lies over joint CT scan of the affected joint is widely considered to be the standard approach to evaluation but the saline load ...
Elbow Dislocations
Elbow Dislocation Definition: Disarticulation of the proximal radius & ulna bones from the humerus Epidemiology: Incidence Second most common joint dislocation (after shoulder) in adults Most commonly dislocated joint in children Accounts for 10-25% of all injuries to the elbow ...