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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 80: Traumatic Arthrotomy

EMDocs

Functional outcomes Severe soft tissue injuries and damage to the bony structures => poor functional outcomes. If thinking TA, share your concern with radiology, which improves sensitivity. A 2013 study found a sensitivity of ~47% for TA of the knee using plain radiographs.

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Hand Examination & Pathology

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Soft tissue injuries are also very common and can also occur as children explore the world in younger years often trapping digits in doors and through accidents during play and sporting activities. Many times when there are no overt fractures on an x-ray we conclude that the patient has a “soft tissueinjury or sprain.