Surgical repair of ankle ligament injuries
The Soft tissue injuries of the ankle and foot page has been updated with the indications for operative repair of grade 3 ligamentous injuries around the ankle.
Orthopaedics
Supracondylar fractures
The segment on Supracondylar fractures on the Elbow injuries page has been updated including more specific information about reduction of these injuries in the ED
Peri-prosthetic joint infections
A short segment on periprosthetic joint infections has been added to the Septic arthritis page.
Salter Harris Type 1 management
Some additional information about the management of suspected Salter Harris Type 1 injuries has been added to the Assessment of fractures and dislocations page.
Spinal canal stenosis
A short segment on spinal canal stenosis has been added to the Lower back pain page.
Intra-articular steroids for OA
The Osteoarthritis page has been updated with information about the utility of intra-articular steroids for symptom control.
Biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis
The Rheumatoid arthritis page has been updated with additional information regarding the role of biomarkers in the diagnosis and assessment of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.
Image of osteonecrosis of the femoral head
An image of osteonecrosis of the femoral head has been added to the Femoral fractures page.
Achilles tendon rupture
The segment on Achilles tendon rupture on the Soft tissue injuries of the ankle and foot page has been updated following the recent BMJ article: Singh, D. Acute Achilles tendon rupture. BMJ 2015;351 http://www.bmj.com/bmj/351/bmj.h4722.full.pdf.
Hip joint anatomy
A figure illustrating the anatomy of the hip joint has been added to the Hip joint page.
Femoral neck fracture management
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with additional information about patient management.
Femoral neck fracture assessment
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with additional information about patient assessment.
Mangled extremity score
The mangled extremity severity score on the Assessment of the severely injured limb page has been converted from text to a table to fix the formatting problems that have occurred in the online version.
Metastatic spinal disease table
The scoring system used to help determine the management of metastatic spinal disease on the Low back pain page has been converted from text to a table. This should fix the alignment problems that have occurred in the online version.
Neer IIb Xray
An Xray of a Neer IIb distal clavicular fracture has been added to the Shoulder and arm region injuries page.
Cauda equina MRI
The Lower back pain page has been updated with an MRI image of cauda equina syndrome.
Cauda equina additions
The Lower back pain page has been updated with additional information about the diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome.
Cauda equina CT
The Lower back pain page has been updated with a CT image of cauda equina.
Time to reduction for shoulder dislocation
A small addition outlining the importance of minimising time to reduction for anterior shoulder dislocations has been added to the Glenohumeral joint dislocation page.
Imaging of osteomyelitis
The Osteomyelitis page has been updated with additional information about imaging of suspected OM, including a short segment on the role of US.