Psychosomatic pain is a common Emergency Department (ED) complaint that may often frustrate both patients and providers. While patients struggle to find relief, providers may struggle to produce it using conventional modalities available in the ED. Significant functional impairment may be present, prompting high resource utilization, increased costs, and inappropriate medical investigations…
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Read MoreA 33-year-old previously healthy male presented to the ED with right hip pain after an MVC in which he was the unrestrained passenger in a car going 30-40 MPH. Vitals were notable for HR of 105, and were otherwise within normal limits. On physical exam, his right lower extremity was without obvious deformity or overlying skin changes, but was noted to be shortened with tenderness to palpation and pain with range of motion about the hip…
Read MoreTriplane fractures of the distal tibia are multi-planar fractures that violate the tibia and joint space in three configurations – the axial, sagittal and frontal planes.
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