Musculoskeletal Emergencies

Equip yourself with all the guidance you need to diagnose, stabilize and provide the initial management of MSK emergencies as effectively as possible. Optimize patient’s disposition ranging from emergency department discharge to the operating room. A leading orthopaedic trauma surgeon and a respected emergency physician bridge the gap between these specialties to help you give these patients the best chances of favorable outcomes.

Part I: General Principles

1

General Principles of Initial Care

2

Radiographic Imaging

3

Infections involving the Musculoskeletal system

4

Anlelgesia, Conscious Sedation, Regional Blocks, and Anesthesia

 5

Multiple Trauma

6

Perioperative Assessment

 7

Pregnancy

 8

Spine

9

Shoulder

10

Elbow and Distal Humerus

11

Wrist and Forearm

 12

Hand and Digits

13

Hip and Thigh

14

Distal Femur, Knee, Patella

 15

Leg and Ankle

 16

Foot

17

Pelvis

18

Introduction to Pediatric Trauma

19

Pediatric Pathologic Fractures

20

Pediatric Shoulder and Humeral Shaft

21

Pediatric Elbow

22

Pediatric Forearm and Distal Radius/Ulna Fractures

Part III: Pediatrics

22

Pediatric Forearm and Distal Radius/Ulna Fractures

23

Pediatric Hand

24

Pediatric Cervical Spine Fractures

25

Pediatric Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures

26

Pediatric Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum

27

Pediatric Fracture of the Dislocations of the Hip

28

Pediatric Femur

29

Fractures of the Pediatric Knee

30

Pediatric Tibia/Fibular Shaft and Ankle Fractures

31

Pediatric Foot

Appendix: Legal and Administrative Issues

Part III: Pediatrics

Section 3: Central Skeletal Axis Injuries

Section 2: Lower Extremity

Part II: Specific Anatomic Regions

Section 1:Upper Extremity