fractures

This post was peer reviewed. Click to learn more. Author: Bill Mulkerin, MD Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Open fractures often result from high-energy impacts, such as motorcycle crashes, motor vehicle collisions, and pedestrians being struck by motor vehicles.[1,2] These injuries are usually associated with poly-trauma.[1] Up to 9% of open fractures result in compartment syndrome.[3] […]

Author: Meaghan Mercer, DO; AAEM/RSA President Galeazzi Fractures: A typically isolated radial fracture with subluxation or dislocation of the ulnar head. Injury to a division of the median nerve known as the anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) can occur. AIN palsy can cause paralysis of the flexor pollicis longus and flexor digitorum profundus muscles.    o Clinical […]