Talar injuries: The orthopedic challenge

Acute and Chronic Injuries of the Talar Dome

“Osteochondral lesion of the talus” (OLT) is a broad term, representing acute and chronic disorders of the osteochondral junction. They mostly occur at the convex parts of the talar dome. At time of diagnosis signs of degenerative joint disease are rarely seen. The terminology is varied including terms like osteochondritis dissecans, ostechondral fractures, transchondral fractures. Etiology of ...

General Principles of Orthopedic Injuries

Patients with orthopedic injuries and nontraumatic musculoskeletal disorders compose a large portion of the more than 100 million patients who come to U.S. emergency departments (EDs) annually. Although only rarely life-threatening, orthopedic injuries may threaten a limb or its function, and accurate early diagnosis and treatment can avert long-term complications. Many of these injuries can an...

Prehospital care of orthopedic injuries.

Orthopedic injuries are predominant among combat casualties, and carry the potential for significant morbidity. An expert consensus process (Prehospital care of military orthopedic trauma: A consensus meeting, Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps, May 2003) was used to create guidelines for the treatment of these injuries by military prehospital providers. The consensus treatment guidelines deve...

Reducing missed orthopedic injuries in the ER.

Orthopedic Injuries Following the East Azerbaijan Earthquake

BACKGROUND Evaluating demographic characteristics, distribution and types of orthopedic injuries following major earthquakes may be helpful in future planning for disasters. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to analyze data from trauma patients with extremity injury resulting from the earthquakes of East Azerbaijan, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS Medical records of 686 patients admitted to Shohada ho...