Classification of Monteggia fracture dislocations
The Forearm injuries page has been updated with a new segment on the classification of Monteggia fracture dislocations.
Orthopaedics
Monteggia fracture dislocation
The segment on Monteggia fracture dislocation on the Forearm injuries page has had a number of other updates.
Supracondylar humeral fracture reduction technique
The Elbow injuries page has been updated with an expanded segment on supracondylar humeral fracture reduction technique.
Supracondylar humeral fractures
The Elbow injuries page has been updated with a extensive revision and additional information about supracondylar humeral fractures.
Femoral fractures in children
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with some additional information about management in children.
Tibial shaft fracture management in children
The Knee and leg fractures page has been updated with additional information about tibial shaft fracture management in children.
Management of femoral fractures in children
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with a segment on the Management of femoral fractures in children.
Principles of paediatric fractures page
A new page called Principles of paediatric fractures has been created. Some of the content comes from other pages (e.g. Salter Harris classification) and the rest is new information.
Type VI Salter Harris injuries
A short segment on Type VI Salter Harris injuries has been added to the Principles of Paediatric fractures page.
Fracture healing
The section on Fracture healing has been revised and updated on the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
Cast moulding
The Casting techniques page has been updated with additional information about cast moulding.
Anatomical principles of bone and joint disease
The Anatomical principles page has had some minor updates.
Fracture names quiz update
The Fracture names quiz has been revised and updated.
Ossification centres quiz update
The Ossification centres quiz has been revised and updated.
Orthopaedic image improvements
Multiple images in the remainder of the Bone and joint disorders section have been reformatted to improve quality and load speed.
Upper limb injuries image improvements
Multiple images in the Upper limb injuries section have been reformatted to improve quality and load speed.
Lower limb injuries image improvements
Multiple images in the Lower limb injuries section have been reformatted to improve quality and load speed.
Serum urate in gout – correction
The Gout and Pseudogout and Monoarthritis pages have been updated with a correction regarding serum urate.The statement ‘< 450 µmol/L in untreated patients almost excludes gout’ now reads ‘< 250 µmol/L in untreated patients almost excludes gout’. Thanks to William for picking up this error.
US in gout
The Gout and Pseudogout page has been updated with additional information about US in the diagnosis of crystalline arthropathies.
Serum urate in gout
The Gout and Pseudogout page has been updated with an expanded section on serum urate.