SAQ Library : Orthopaedics
Free Open Access Short Answer Questions for ED Fellowship Study
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Swollen Knee
An 85-year-old woman is brought in by ambulance after falling in the shower. On examination her right knee β¦
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Pelvic fracture and haemorrhagic shock
A 35 year old woman is brought to your tertiary ED following a high speed motor bike accident. β¦
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Lower limb long bone fracture
You are a consultant in a tertiary trauma centre caring for a patient who has sustained an isolated β¦
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Dislocated hip arthroplasty
A 78-year-old man presents with a fall and a painful left hip.
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Wrist injury
A 34-year-old female presents with isolated pain to her wrist after tripping over her dog.
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Paediatric femoral shaft fracture transfer
An 11-year-old girl presents to your rural emergency department after a car accident. An X-ray of the left β¦
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Elder abuse
An 83-year-old female, from a non-English speaking background, is brought in with increasing right thigh pain and swelling β¦
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Trimalleolar ankle fracture-dislocation
A 65-year-old female presents to your urban district hospital at 11.30pm having slipped on wet floor and is β¦
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Arm injury
A 35-year-old man presents with a painful right arm after a fall from his jet ski 1 hour β¦
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Paediatric elbow injury
A 5-year-old girl presents with a painful elbow following a fall in the playground at school. She is β¦
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Wrist injury
A 30-year-old male presents to your rural Emerg. Dept. with a painful and swollen right wrist after a β¦
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Anterior knee dislocation
A 70-year-old woman presents with knee pain after a fall from standing height. She has a past history β¦
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Acute compartment syndrome
A 25-year-old man presents following a motorbike crash with an obvious injury to his left leg. You suspect β¦
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Paediatric lateral condyle fracture
A child is brought in after an unwitnessed fall from monkey bars. She reports left elbow pain with β¦
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Foot injury
A 20-year-old female is brought in by ambulance after a dirt bike accident. She has a painful and β¦
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Paediatric distal radius fracture
You are the FACEM in charge working in an urban district mixed emergency department. An 8-year-old boy is β¦
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Septic arthritis and needlestick injury
A 32-year-old male presents with atraumatic unilateral knee pain and swelling.
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Paediatric open tibial fracture
A 7-year-old boy is thrown from a horse and sustains isolated injuries to the left lower leg. An β¦
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Wrist injury
A 38-year-old man presents with a painful left wrist after a fall on an outstretched hand. X-rays are β¦
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Foot injury fall from height
A 24-year-old man presents after falling 3 metres onto his left foot at work. An X-ray of the β¦
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Hand injury
A 20-year-old man presents with a painful right hand after a night out. He cannot recall the mechanism β¦
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