#21 - Distal Radius Fractures: first, make it worse

27/10/2023 29 min Temporada 2 Episodio 11

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The First Principles Distal Radius Fractures that can get you through your orthopaedics rotations, with special guests Nic Ellison & Eemali McDonald: How do you diagnose them? Who gets them? How does making it worse make it better?

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Recorded 27 June 2023 Co-hosts: Nic Ellison, Eemali McDonald, Jason D'Silva & JT Yeung. Produced by Jason D'Silva & Adian Izwan.
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=== Timestamps ===
(01:06) The First Principles
(01:41) The neurovascular assessment
(05:56) Definition
(08:30) Who gets them?
(08:46) Clinical features
(10:23) History
(12:16) Examination
(13:29) Differentials
(14:07) Associated injuries
(14:35) Eponyms
(16:32) Investigations
(18:00) Fracture types
(19:39) Pre-op bloods
(20:09) Management
(20:38) What is a reduction?
(23:02) Reducing the fracture
(25:41) Surgical management
(26:23) Complications
(27:49) 3 Key takeaways