Common emergency department referrals

These pages provide descriptions of common orthopaedic problems (predominantly trauma) that will present to the Emergency Department. The pages include discussion of management and important complications of these injuries to assess for and be wary of.

More information can be found about:

• Shoulder dislocation
• Proximal humerus fracture
• Upper-limb long-bone fractures
• Adult elbow fractures
• Paediatric supracondylar elbow fracture
  
• Distal radius fractures
• Spine injuries
• Pelvic & acetabular fractures
• Proximal femur fracture
• Lower-limb long bone fractures
• Fractures around the knee
• Soft-tissue knee injuries
  
• Peri-prosthetic fractures
  
• Ankle fractures
• Foot fractures
• Paediatric trauma
• Septic arthritis