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SLAP Tear - Stretch Your Shoulder to Avoid this Painful Shoulder Injury
by
Chris M.
Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:36am
What is a SLAP Tear?
Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior Tear
A SLAP Tear is a shoulder injury that often occurs because of repetitive overhead motion – a major contributor being the overhand throwing motion.
Specifically there is a separating of the labrum (the ring of cartilage that circles the shoulder socket and serves to ...
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Trick of the Trade: Steristrip-suture combo for thin skin lacerations
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Wed 30 Mar 2011 12:00am
Lacerations of elderly patients or chronic corticosteroid users can be a challenge because they often have very thin skin. Sutures can tear through the fragile skin. Tissue adhesives may not adequately close the typically irregularly-edged laceration.
How do you repair these lacerations?
Do you just slap a band-aid on it?
T ...
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Trick of the Trade: Finger nailbed laceration repair
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Wed 06 Jan 2010 12:00am
Over the years, I have been frustrated by how inelegant finger nailbed closure is. Nailbed lacerations are often sustained by a major crush injury, resulting in a stellate and irregular laceration pattern. This typically also requires the crushed fingernail to be removed. Cosmesis is never ideal because pieces of the nailbed are often missing, ...
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Trick of the Trade: Tie-over dressing for scalp lacerations
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Tue 20 Dec 2011 12:00am
Scalp lacerations are apparently a hot topic these days. This is the third post now on how to apply a bandage to a scalp laceration.
Beanie hat using tubular gauze
Hair braid dressing
Trick of the Trade:
Tie-over dressing technique
After suturing a laceration in place, leave the suture tails 6-8 c ...
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Trick of the Trade: Hemostasis of finger laceration
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Wed 24 Nov 2010 12:00am
Lacerations of the finger can bleed quite profusely because of digital vascularity. This obscures the provider's ability to perform a careful exam and can make suturing quite difficult. Simple direct pressure over the laceration often controls the bleeding.
What if this doesn't work?
Trick of the Trade:
Glove tourniquet "ring ...
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Trick of the trade: Irrigating scalp lacerations
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Wed 27 Jan 2010 12:00am
Thanks to my new-found Emergency Medicine friend in Turkey, Dr. John Fowler has some useful tips about scalp lacerations.
Often patients with scalp lacerations have clotted blood in their hair. While we can irrigate the wound itself (and unavoidably soaking the patient in cold irrigation fluid), a lot of blood remains stuck in their hair. I ...
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Hand lacerations important health risk in commercial fishermen
by
Annet Lenderink
Posted
Wed 06 Jan 2010 10:09am
In this study 210 fishermen were interviewed. Over their careers, 56 subjects (27%) had been returned to shore as an emergency for medical reasons. Most emergency evacuations were for acute injuries, and only 5 were for illness. Fifty-five fishermen had suffered injuries in the past year, including 12 that had caused loss of more than 3 day ...
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Trick of the Trade: Bandaging the scalp laceration
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Mon 05 Dec 2011 12:00am
Scalp lacerations are one of the most common injuries which present to the Emergency Department. Applying a dry bandage over the staples or sutures can be a challenge because the tape just has nothing to adhere to.
We reviewed the use of tubular cotton gauze to create a beanie hat , but what should you do if you can't find any tub ...
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