Orthopaedics

The Femoral fractures page has been updated with additional information about the treatment of femoral neck fractures.

The Femoral fractures page has been updated with additional information about the treatment of supracondylar femoral fractures.

A short segment on Fixation in osteoporosis has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.

Some additional information has been added to the section on Open fractures on the Management of fractures and dislocations page.

Some minor updates to the segment on the Salter Harris classification have been made on the Assessment of fractures and dislocations page.

A short segment on Paediatric fractures has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.

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.

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.

The Ankle injuries page has been updated with additional information about the management of ankle fractures.

The Distal forearm fractures page has been updated with some additional information about the management of Colle’s type fractures.

A table outlining the acceptable forearm bone positions following fracture in children has been added to the Forearm injuries page.

A short segment on Cartilage healing has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.

Some information about bone loss and it’s treatment has been added to the Assessment of fractures and dislocations page.

The Distal forearm fractures page has been updated with additional information about internal fixation of distal radial fractures.

The Distal forearm fractures page has been updated with some information about radial inclination and it’s significance in distal radial fractures.

The Distal forearm fractures page has been updated with information about the predictors of instability of distal radial fractures.

The Forearm injuries page has been updated with additional information about management.

A short segment on Bone healing has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.

A short segment on External fixation has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.

A short segment on Fracture reduction and stabilisation has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.