Network Five: Orthopaedics

Network Five: Episode 22

Guest Expert – Professor Herwig Drobetz (orthopaedic trauma surgeon), Lismore – Australia.

Part 1

In this segment, we discuss knee dislocations and different ways to assess vascular injury.

• Weinberg DS, Scarcella NR, Napora JK, Vallier HA. Can Vascular Injury be Appropriately Assessed With Physical Examination After Knee Dislocation? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Jun;474(6):1453-8.

Part 2

In this episode, we discuss distal radius fractures and longterm outcomes of closed reduction compared to surgical intervention.

• Lawson A, Naylor J, Buchbinder R, Ivers R, Balogh Z, Smith P, Mittal R, Xuan W, Howard K, Vafa A, Yates P, Rieger B, Smith G, Elkinson I, Kim W, Sungaran J, Latendresse K, Wong J, Viswanathan S, Landale K, Drobetz H, Tran P, Page R, Hau R, Mulford J, Incoll I, Kale M, Schick B, Higgs A, Oppy A, Perriman D, Harris I. A Combined Randomised and Observational Study of Surgery for Fractures In the distal Radius in the Elderly (CROSSFIRE): a statistical analyses plan. Trials. 2020 Jul 15;21(1):651.

Part 3

In this episode, we talk about pelvic fractures and pelvic binders!

• Gibson PD, Adams MR, Koury KL, Shaath MK, Sirkin MS, Reilly MC. Inadvertent Reduction of Symphyseal Diastasis During Computed Tomography. J Orthop Trauma. 2016 Sep;30(9):474-8.

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