Happy Thanksgiving!
As your thoughts migrate from broken bones to turkey breasts and pumpkin pie, I leave you with this visual diagnosis query: What kind of stuffing is this? (Ortho Hors D'oeuvres to continue next week)
Ortho Hors D'oeuvres (Answer):
To review, the patient is a 26 year-old male presenting with sudden onset atraumatic ankle pain. Questions and Answers: 1) What is the likely diagnosis? What risk factors does the patient have and what are other serious risk factors for this injury? This patient is likely to have a left-sided Achilles tendon rupture. As you can see in the below picture, the Achilles tendon is the distal insertion of both the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles and primarily responsible for plan
Ortho Hors D'oeuvres (Prompt):
Patient is a 26 year-old male with a history of Crohn’s disease on 5mg prednisone daily presenting with acute onset left ankle pain while planting the foot in preparation for a kick in soccer. His physical exam is as follows: X-rays show: Questions: 1) What is the likely diagnosis?What risk factors does the patient have and what are other serious risk factors for this injury? 2) What adjunctive tests could be done to confirm the diagnosis? 3) What is the management of this in
