ORTHOPEDIC ‘URGENCIES’ Martin I Boyer, MD
EMERGENCIES Pelvic fracture Femur fracture (bilateral, or open)
ACUTE ONSET MID-BACK PAIN Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Aortic dissection Myocardial infarction Acute Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis Penetrated Duodenal Ulcer
Orthopedic ‘urgencies’ Open Fracture
Orthopedic ‘urgencies’ Septic Arthritis
Orthopedic ‘urgencies’ Compartment Syndrome
Orthopedic ‘urgencies’ Spinal injury w neurological embarrassment
Orthopedic ‘urgencies’ Dislocation of a major joint