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CRACKCast E058 - Ankle & Foot
This episode covers Chapter 58 of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Orthopaedic Ankle and Foot injuries. Its a gooder for sure.
- Describe the bones of the foot and important joints/ligaments
- List Ankle stress tests
- Describe an approach to ankle x rays (including the Ottawa ankle rules)
- Describe the Weber classification
- List indications for ortho referral in the ER
- Describe the management of Achilles and Tibialis posterior tendon ruptures
- Describe the Hawkin’s classification of talar neck fractures
- Describe the diagnosis and management of calcaneal fractures and list 3 injuries associated with calcaneal fractures
- Describe the anatomy and classification of lisfranc injuries
- Describe the management of metatarsal shaft fractures.
- List 6 predisposing conditions for stress fractures
- List 4 causes each of hindfoot pain and forefoot pain
- Differentiate between Jones and Dancer’s fracture
- Describe 4 plain-film radiographic abnormalities for stress fracture
- Describe the Tillaux fracture and pathophysiology
Wisecracks:
- Discuss soft tissue injuries of the ankle
- Name 6 other mimics of the “ it's just an ankle sprain”