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Elbow, Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Orthopedic, Ossification Centers, Pediatric Radiology, Pediatrics, SplintER
SplintER Series: Pediatric Elbow Pain
A 9-year-old male presents with right elbow pain after a fall onto the elbow. What is your diagnosis? What common pediatric elbow findings are you looking for? What is your...
Mark Hopkins, MD | July 22, 2020
Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Orthopedic, SplintER
SplintER: Persistent Left Groin Pain
A 24-year-old male presents with progressively worsening left groin pain for six weeks after he began training for a marathon. He states he had x-rays done by his PCP that...
Aimee Monahan, DO | July 8, 2020
EMRad, Orthopedic, Radiology, Trauma
EMRad: Radiologic Approach to the Traumatic Knee
Radiology teaching during medical school is variable, ranging from informal teaching to required clerkships [1]. Many of us likely received an approach to a chest x-ray, but approaches to other...
Stephen Villa, MD | June 29, 2020
EMRad, Orthopedic, Radiology, Trauma
EMRad: Can’t Miss Adult Knee Injuries
Figure 1: Normal AP knee x-ray. Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Dixon, Radiopaedia.org, annotations by Stephen Villa MD. Have you ever been working a shift at 3am and wondered, “Am...
Stephen Villa, MD | June 29, 2020
Orthopedic, Tricks of the Trade
Trick of the Trade: Windex for Ring Removal
A 41-year-old male presents with left-hand pain after an altercation. The patient’s hand is noted to be swollen and tender, particularly over the 4th-5th metacarpals, with mild swelling extending to...
Benjamin Bloom, MD | June 16, 2020
EMRad, Orthopedic, Radiology, Trauma
EMRad: Can’t Miss Adult Shoulder Injuries
Have you ever been working a shift at 3 am and wondered, “Am I missing something? I’ll just splint and instruct the patient to follow up with their primary doctor...
Stephen Villa, MD | May 6, 2020
EMRad, Orthopedic, Radiology, Trauma
EMRad: Radiologic Approach to the Traumatic Shoulder
This is EMRad, a series aimed at providing “just in time” approaches to commonly ordered radiology studies in the emergency department [1]. When applicable, it will provide pertinent measurements specific ...
Stephen Villa, MD | May 6, 2020
Calf pain, Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Orthopedic, plantaris, SplintER, tendon rupture
A Pop in the Calf – Plantaris Rupture
A 32 year-old male presents to the Emergency Department after he felt a “pop” in his posterior-medial calf while playing tennis. He was able to ambulate but had pain with...
Matthew Negaard, MD | April 15, 2020
Expert Peer Review (Non-Clinical), Knee Injury, MCL injury, Orthopedic, Pellegrini-Stieda, SplintER
SplintER Series: Delayed pain in an injured knee
Image 1. Case courtesy of Radswiki, Radiopaedia.org A 26 year-old male presents with new medial right knee pain after twisting his knee playing soccer 3 weeks ago. His initial pain...
William Denq, MD CAQ-SM | March 11, 2020
Diagnose on Sight, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Disease, Orthopedic
Diagnose on Sight: Post-traumatic Finger Pain
Case: A 32-year-old male with a past medical history of diabetes presents with a 1 month history of finger pain after slamming his finger in a car door. 2 weeks...
Daniel Thomas Rogan, MD | March 9, 2020
EMRad, Orthopedic, Radiology, Trauma
EMRad: Can’t Miss Adult Ankle and Foot Injuries
Have you ever been working at 3am and wondered, “Am I missing something? I’ll just splint and instruct the patient to follow up with their PCP in 1 week.” This...
Stephen Villa, MD | March 4, 2020
EMRad, Orthopedic, Radiology, Trauma
EMRad: Approach to the Traumatic Foot X-ray
Radiology teaching during medical school is variable, ranging from informal teaching to required clerkships [1]. Many of us likely received an approach to a chest x-ray, but approaches to other...
Stephen Villa, MD | February 26, 2020
EMRad, Orthopedic, Radiology, Trauma
EMRad: Radiologic Approach to the Traumatic Ankle
Radiology teaching during medical school is variable, ranging from informal teaching to required clerkships [1]. Many of us likely received an approach to a chest x-ray, but approaches to other...
Stephen Villa, MD | February 24, 2020

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