Posts in Sports Medicine
Just My Puck: Posterior SC Dislocation Following a Hockey Game

An 18-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents with left shoulder pain after sustaining an injury while playing hockey. The patient reports that during the game he was tripped by another player, and subsequently hit the back board with his left upper torso. He immediately experienced severe pain and nausea. He was taken to the emergency department (ED) at this time. Pain is localized to the left shoulder, exacerbated by movement, and alleviated by immobilization. He denies shortness of breath, dysphagia, hoarseness, paresthesias, or any sensorimotor deficits…

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Distal Radius Fractures

A 65-year-old right hand-dominant female was brought in by ambulance after a motor vehicle collision with left wrist pain and deformity. She states she was driving when another car turned and drove into the front of her car. She was wearing a seatbelt, the road speed limit was 35 MPH, and the front airbags deployed. There was moderate damage to the vehicle. However, the patient was able to self-extricate and was ambulatory on scene. She denied head strike, loss of consciousness, or taking blood thinners. She states she was in her usual state of health prior to this event…

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Lunate Dislocation

A 51-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the ED with wrist pain after a fall. Earlier today, he lost his balance and fell down 12 stairs, landing on his outstretched hand. He has had increasing swelling of the radial aspect of his left wrist as well as extreme pain with movement. He did not strike his head or lose consciousness, and reports no other injuries…

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