Assessment of pelvic trauma
The Assessment of pelvic trauma page has had a number of minor updates.
Damage control surgery
The Management of the trauma patient has been updated with a revised section on damage control surgery.
Investigations in trauma
The Assessment of the trauma patient page has been updated with a revised section on investigations in trauma.
Trauma systems
The Trauma systems page has had a few minor modifications and wording improvements.
Trauma teams
The Trauma teams page has had a few minor modifications and wording improvements.
5 new images added to the Orthopaedic gallery
5 more images have been added to the Orthopaedic gallery, bringing the total number of images in the gallery to 94.
Tibial plateau fractures
The Knee and leg fractures page has been updated with additional information about Tibial plateau fractures.
Femoral neck fractures
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with additional information about the treatment of femoral neck fractures.
Supracondylar femoral fractures
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with additional information about the treatment of supracondylar femoral fractures.
Bone fixation in osteoporosis
A short segment on Fixation in osteoporosis has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
Open fracture management
Some additional information has been added to the section on Open fractures on the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
Salter Harris Classification
Some minor updates to the segment on the Salter Harris classification have been made on the Assessment of fractures and dislocations page.
Paediatric fractures
A short segment on Paediatric fractures has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
Davis Webster classification of ankle fractures removed
The Davis Webster classification of ankle fractures has been removed from the Ankle injuries page due to its limited use compared to alternative classification systems.
Lauge Hansen classification of ankle injuries removed
The Lauge Hansen classification of ankle fractures has been removed from the Ankle injuries page due to its limited usefulness in the ED setting and the numerous alternative classification systems.
Management of ankle fractures
The Ankle injuries page has been updated with additional information about the management of ankle fractures.
Colle’s type fracture management
The Distal forearm fractures page has been updated with some additional information about the management of Colle’s type fractures.
Acceptable forearm bone positions table
A table outlining the acceptable forearm bone positions following fracture in children has been added to the Forearm injuries page.
Cartilage healing
A short segment on Cartilage healing has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
Bone loss
Some information about bone loss and it’s treatment has been added to the Assessment of fractures and dislocations page.