Hutchison fracture XRay
An Xray image demonstrating a Hutchison fracture of the distal radius has been added to the Distal forearm injuries page.
Orthopaedics
Xray of osteomyelitis
An Xray image of osteomyelitis has been added to the Osteomyelitis page.
Slipped femoral epiphysis Xray
An Xray of a slipped femoral epiphysis has been added to the Paediatric orthopaedic conditions page.
Perthe’s disease Xray
An Xray of Perthe’s disease has been added to the Paediatric orthopaedic conditions page.
Incomplete Segond fracture
A plain film image of an incomplete Segond fracture has been added to the Knee and leg injuries page.
Correction – Smith’s fracture XRay
Image 29 on the Distal forearm injuries page (p 1649 of the print edition) demonstrating a lateral radiograph of fracture around the wrist is actually a Barton’s fracture, not a Smith’s fracture as previously described. Our Director of Eponymology has been sacked for this error.
Old malleolar fracture XRay
An XRay demonstrating an old medial malleolar fracture has been added to the Ankle injuries page.
Weber A ankle injury Xray
An Xray of a Weber A ankle fracture has been added to the Ankle injuries page.
Examination for ligamentous knee injuries
The Ligament and cartilage injuries around the knee page has been updated with additional information about the examination of the knee.
Proximal pole scaphoid fracture
An Xray of a proximal pole scaphoid fracture has been added to the Distal forearm injuries page, as well as some further modification of the section on scaphoid fractures.
Scaphoid fractures
The Distal forearm injuries page has been updated with revised and additional information about scaphoid fractures, particularly revising downward the need for immobilisation of suspected fractures with normal initial plain radiography.
Management of extremity bleeding
The Management of fractures and dislocations page has been updated with additional information about haemorrhage control from an extremity.
Surgery for #NOH
The Shoulder and arm region injuries page has been updated with additional information regarding the operative treatment of Neck of humerus fractures.
Clavicle fracture surgery review
The Shoulder and arm region injuries page has been updated with revised information regarding surgery for clavicular fractures based on the latest Cochran review of the subject.
Cancer induced bone pain
The Bone tumours page has been updated with additional information regarding the treatment of cancer induced bone pain.
Gas in an intervertebral disk
A CT image demonstrating gas in an intervertebral disk has been added to the Low back pain page.
Hutchison fracture
Print version 1 – Distal forearm fractures – page 1649 – the ‘Hutchison’ fracture of the distal radius is erroneously described as the ‘Henderson’ fracture.
Os acromiale
The Shoulder and arm region injuries page has been updated with information about the os acromiale.
Carpal ligaments and wrist radiology
The Dislocations around the wrist page has been updated with additional information about the carpal ligaments and normal radiological appearance of the wrist.
AC joint movements
The Shoulder and arm injuries page has been updated with some additional information about movements at the AC joint.