SplintER Series: Patellar Tendon Rupture
January 25, 2023
A 46-year-old female with a history of diabetes and morbid obesity presents to the emergency department (ED) with difficulty walking after she tripped on a...
Karl Koivisto
SplintER Series: En Pointe
January 11, 2023
A 32-year-old female presents to the emergency department with right foot pain after rolling her ankle during dance class. On exam, there is mild swelling...
Ko, MD, CAQ-SM
SplintER Series: Don’t forget about the (tibial) spine!
December 28, 2022
A 13-year-old patient presents to the Emergency Department after sustaining a twisting knee injury while playing soccer. There was a pop, and the patient was...
Katherine WD Dolbec, MD, FACEP, CAQSM
SplintER Series: Hip, Hip, Hooray!
December 16, 2022
A 67-year-old male with a history of bilateral total hip arthroplasties (THA) several years ago presents with left hip pain after a fall. He...
R. Conner Dixon, MD
SplintER Series: The Hidden Post
November 30, 2022
A 23-year-old male presents to the emergency department with right ankle pain after he rolled his ankle while walking down the stairs. An ankle exam...
Justine Ko, MD
SplintER: Pop, Lock & Drop It
November 9, 2022
A 38-year-old female presents to the ED with right shoulder pain after a fall directly onto that shoulder. She noticed immediate pain and difficulty moving...
SplintER Series: Let the Feet Drop
November 2, 2022
A 20-year-old male distance runner who was jogging and happened to be running past the emergency department presented with severe bilateral leg pain, foot pain,...
Brandon Godfrey, MD
SplintER Series: Stop! Hammer Time
June 29, 2022
A 54-year-old female presents to the emergency department with 3rd and 4th right finger pain after “jamming” them a week ago. She was reaching to...
SplintER Series: Point Tender
May 23, 2022
A 42-year-old female presents to the emergency department with complaints of worsening finger pain. She reports the pain started 2 days ago with redness...
SplintER Series: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
May 9, 2022
A 17-year-old male basketball player presents with right lateral thigh pain for the past 3 weeks. He had a collision with another player 5...
SplintER Series: Do You Even Lift?
March 30, 2022
A 35-year-old male presents after injuring his left shoulder while weight lifting two days ago. He describes sudden-onset pain with associated “pop” in his...
SplintER Series: My Arm Is Stuck Like This
December 8, 2021
A 70-year-old female presents with right shoulder pain and the inability to adduct her arm after she fell on the sidewalk. You obtain shoulder x-rays...
William C. Chan, DO