Main description:

On Call in Trauma and Orthopaedics is aimed
at junior trainees working with the specialty of Trauma and Orthopaedics. It is
written in a clear and concise method, covering all common injuries that a
junior trainee would expect to see during their shifts. With essential imaging,
schematic diagrams and 'top tips' sections, this book is written as a 'survival
guide' to allow the reader to manage patients in the emergency, ward and clinic
setting.

Why buy On call in Trauma and Orthopaedics?

This book not only provides a comprehensive
guide to common injuries, but also includes a basic examination and technical
skills section. The more advanced sections such as classification of common
fractures and consenting for common operations will career Trauma and
Orthopaedic trainees a higher insight into the specialty.

What's inside:

Essentials: History, examination and classification

Emergency Department: Limb threatening conditions, Adult Upper/Lower limb injuries,
paediatrics and more

Operating theatre: How to prepare your patient for theatre

Ward: Pre
and post operative management of your patients

Clinic: What
to say, ask and do when admitting a patient from clinic

Procedures:
Step by step guide to simple procedures such as aspiration of joints and
reduction of fractures/joint dislocations

Contents:

About the editorial team viAbout the On-Call Series viiDedication viiiAbbreviations ixForeword xIntroduction 1Disclaimer 2Essentials 3Patients under your care 3Referrals 4Admissions 5Neurovascular assessment 7Classification of common fractures 12The trauma meeting 18Emergency Department 21Admitting and sending home patients from the ED 21Disabling, limb or life-threatening conditions. 23Upper limb 29Clavicle fractures 29Shoulder dislocation 30Proximal humerus fracture 33Humeral shaft fractures 35Distal humerus fractures 37Olecranon fractures 38Elbow dislocation 40Forearm fractures 42Distal radius fractures 44Lunate/perilunate dislocation 47Base of thumb fractures 49Boxer's fracture (little finger metacarpal neck fracture) 50Lower limb 53iv On-call in Trauma and OrthopaedicsNeck of femur fractures 53Femoral shaft fractures 56Hip dislocation 58Distal femoral fractures 60Tibial plateau fractures 62Knee dislocation 64Tibial shaft fractures 66Tibial plafond fractures 68Ankle fractures 70Tarsometatarsal fracture-dislocation 72Metatarsal fractures 74Paediatric injuries 76BOAST guidelines 86Operating Theatre 89Preparing a patient for theatre 89Fasting instructions 90Patients on anticoagulants 91Patients requiring emergency operations 92Consent for common operations 93The Ward 99General Principles 99The multidisciplinary team 100Orthogeriatricians 100Physiotherapists/hand therapists 100Occupational therapists 100Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings 101General post-operative management 102Wound management 102Wound infections 102Plaster casts 103Post-operative radiographs 103Ward management of patients with common injuries 104Patients with a hip fracture 104On-call in Trauma and Orthopaedics vPatients with a wrist fracture 105Patients with an ankle fracture 105Patients with tibial shaft fractures 106Paediatric patients 106Clinic 107Fracture clinic 107Virtual fracture clinic (VFC) 109The plaster room 110Admitting patients from clinic 111Procedures 113Haematoma block using local anaesthetic 113Manipulation and reduction of dorsally displacedwrist fracture 115Manipulation and reduction of ankle fracture 117Manipulation and reduction of shoulder dislocations 119Application of skin traction 121Ring/digital block 123Knee aspiration 124Index 126