Paediatric fractures

A 6-year-old girl falls from the monkey bars onto an outstretched right hand. She holds the elbow semi-flexed with diffuse swelling over the distal humerus, and…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 7-year-old girl falls from the monkey bars onto an outstretched right hand. She is tender about 2 cm proximal to the wrist with mild swelling, no deformity, f…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 7-year-old girl fell from a scooter onto her outstretched hand yesterday. Her wrist is swollen and tender about 2 cm proximal to the wrist crease, she is usin…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 7-year-old boy falls from playground equipment and sustains a displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus. His hand is warm, capillary refill is 1.5 secon…

Clinical rotations · middle twist