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06 / Orthopedic Surgery · clerkship

Bone through the skin

  1. ED
  2. Investigations
  3. Pre-Op
  4. OR
  5. Ward
  6. Debrief

In the resus bay

After the primary survey, attention turns to the leg. There is a 6 cm transverse wound over the anteromedial tibia with contamination by road grit. The foot is warm with a palpable dorsalis pedis pulse and normal sensation.

Open in 3D: the tibia, fibula and ankle

Which interventions belong in the first hour?

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