Orthopaedics

A 12-year-old boy who is on the 97th centile for weight has had three weeks of aching in his right knee and a limp that his parents noticed because his right fo…

Clinical rotations · common

A 13-year-old boy is brought to a general practice with three weeks of aching in his left knee and a limp his football coach has noticed. He weighs 82 kg. There…

Clinical rotations · common

You examine a 2-day-old girl before discharge from the postnatal ward. She was born by caesarean section at 38 weeks for persistent breech presentation and is h…

Clinical rotations · common

A 13-year-old girl attends with her mother for a check before she starts high school sport. Her mother's cousin wore a spinal brace as a teenager, and she asks…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 13-year-old boy weighing 92 kg attends the emergency department with six weeks of left knee ache and a limp. Radiographs of the pelvis show a mild slip of the…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 13-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department with six weeks of ache in the left knee, worse after football and now making him limp. There has been n…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 10-day-old girl is reviewed before discharge from the special care nursery, where she was admitted for feeding support. She was born at 38 weeks in a frank br…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A term newborn girl is examined on the postnatal ward. She lay in a breech position from 34 weeks and was delivered by caesarean section. With the baby relaxed…

Clinical rotations · common

A 13-year-old boy with obesity has had aching pain in his left knee for three weeks. He suddenly develops severe groin pain while rising from a chair and cannot…

Clinical rotations · common