HENRY T. GOITZ, MD Academic Chief – Sports Medicine Institute Director – Education, Research, Injury Prevention Center Co-Director – Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER DETROIT, MICHIGAN
TENDON (Rupture/ Tears) LIGAMENT (Joint Dislocations) BONE *MISSED EXTREMITY INJURIES THAT WILL GET YOU SUED…..
Quadriceps/ Patella Acute Rotator Cuff Distal Biceps Achilles
HISTORY: Forceful Thigh Contraction/Push Off EXAM: Palpable Defect/ Extension Lag X-RAY: Patella Alta/Baja Management: Brace, Surgery (2 weeks)
History: Fall, Age >40 Exam: “Drop Arm” Sign (Can’t Abduct Arm), Weak External Rotation (Massive) X-ray: Negative MRI, U/S: Positive Management: Sling, Surgery (2 weeks)
HISTORY: Lift Object, Painful Pop EXAM: Ecchymosis, +/- Popeye Muscle X-RAY: Negative MRI, U/S: Positive Management: Sling, Surgery (2 weeks)
HISTORY: Push Off, Tear, Kicked EXAM: Palpable Defect, Thompson Sign NO Plantar Flexion* X-RAY: Negative Management: Splint, Surgery (2 weeks)
Deformity Obvious +/- Fracture Neuro Vascular Involvement
SHOULDER KNEE ELBOW HIP
HISTORY: Fall, Arm Abducted, Externally Rotated, Painful EXAM: “Squared Off” Shoulder X-RAY: AP/ Axillary KEY TREATMENT: ED Reduction
HISTORY: Seizure, Electrical Burns EXAM: Can’t Externally Rotate X-RAY: AP, Axillary KEY TREATMENT: ED Reduction
History: High Velocity/ Load Exam: Gross Deformity; Popliteal Artery Injury Peroneal Nerve Injury X-ray: Gross Deformity, MRI: 3 of 4 Ligament Tear Management: Reduce, Evaluate Vascular Status, Evaluate Neuro, Splint
History: Fall Exam: Gross Deformity X-ray: Gross Deformity, RadioCapitellar Line Management: Reduce, Check Stability via ROM, Splint vs. Sling vs. Brace
History: MVA Knee-Dash (Subluxation* in Sport) Exam: Limb Shortened, Externally Rotated X-ray: Dislocation* Management: Reduce, Crutch * AVN risk
History: Fall Exam: Range—Pain to Prominence Xray: Range—Normal to Prominance Management: Sling
History: Twist Knee Exam: Lateral, Painful Prominance X-ray: Dislocation Management: Extend Knee, Reduce Patella
SHOULDER—NECK 1. Pain: Deltoid vs. Radicular KNEE—HIP 1. Pain: Focal Knee vs. Groin