Thumb Fractures
George M. Bridgeforth, Brian Weatherford, and Charles Carroll IV A 24-year-old man injures his right hand while wrestling with his brother. He complains of marked swelling, pain, and tenderness in…
Mallet Finger
George M. Bridgeforth, David Roberts, and Charles Carroll IV A 49-year-old man jams his left index finger playing softball. He is now unable to extend his finger and reports moderate…
Boxer’s Fractures
George M. Bridgeforth, Jessica Peelman, and Charles Carroll IV A 15-year-old female adolescent punches a wall. She complains of severe pain, swelling, and tenderness of her right hand, with pain-limited…
Shoulder Dislocations
George M. Bridgeforth, Shane J. Nho, Rachel M. Frank, and Brian J. Cole AN 83-year-old woman who fell from a treadmill now complains of pain and soreness in both shoulders….
volar plate fractures
George M. Bridgeforth, Jessica Peelman, and Charles Carroll IV A 15-year-old girl complains of pain in the second digit of her right hand after jamming her finger while catching a…
Fifth Metatarsal Fractures
George M. Bridgeforth and George Holmes A 55-year-old woman slipped and fell on her icy driveway yesterday. She presents with pain over the base of the left fifth metatarsal. CLINICAL…
Phalangeal Fractures
George M. Bridgeforth, Jessica Peelman, and Charles Carroll IV A 21-year-old man presents with laceration and gross deformity of the fifth finger of his left hand after a motor vehicle…
Torn Collateral Ligaments
George M. Bridgeforth and George Holmes A 45-year-old woman fell. On physical examination, she has medial and lateral right ankle pain and swelling. CLINICAL POINTS Pain-limited ambulation is characteristic. Heel…
Scaphoid Fractures
George M. Bridgeforth, Thomas Hearty, and Charles Carroll IV A 40-year-old man injured himself in a moped accident, where he fell onto his outstretched hand. he now presents with pain…
Other Metatarsal Fractures
George M. Bridgeforth and George Holmes A 26-year-old woman presents after falling 4 weeks earlier. She complains of moderate-to-severe pain, swelling, and tenderness of her foot, with pain on movement…
