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.
Orthopaedics
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.
Internal fixation of distal radial fractures
The Distal forearm fractures page has been updated with additional information about internal fixation of distal radial fractures.
Radial inclination
The Distal forearm fractures page has been updated with some information about radial inclination and it’s significance in distal radial fractures.
Predictors of instability of Colle’s type fractures
The Distal forearm fractures page has been updated with information about the predictors of instability of distal radial fractures.
Forearm fracture management
The Forearm injuries page has been updated with additional information about management.
Bone healing
A short segment on Bone healing has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
External fixation
A short segment on External fixation has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
Fracture reduction and stabilisation
A short segment on Fracture reduction and stabilisation has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
OTA classification of open fractures
The OTA classification of open fractures has been added to the Assessment of fractures and dislocations page.
Radial nerve injury following humeral fracture
The Shoulder and arm injuries page has been updated with additional information about radial nerve injury following humeral fracture.
Management of humeral shaft fractures
The Shoulder and arm injuries page has been updated with additional information about the management of humeral shaft fracture.
3 images added to Orthopaedics gallery
3 new images have been added to the Orthopaedics gallery.
Femoral shaft fracture treatment
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with additional information about the treatment of femoral shaft fractures.
Compartment syndrome key points
Key points have been added to the Compartment syndrome page..
Compartment syndrome
The Compartment syndrome page has had a number of updates and wording improvements.
Hawkins talar fracture classification figure
A figure illustrating the Hawkins classification of talar fractures has been added to the Talar and calcaneal fractures page.
Hawkins classification of talar fractures – correction
The Talar and calcaneal fractures page has been updated with a correction of the description of the Hawkins classification system. Previously only 3 grades were described with Grade III in the text incorrectly describing Grade IV. Now all 4 grades are correctly described.
Assessment of the severely injured limb
The Assessment of the severely injured limb has been simplified and details about some of the less well validated scoring systems have been removed.