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Orthopedic Emergencies: When to Ask for a Little Help from Our Friends

Orthopedic injuries are common in the emergency department and range from deceptively innocuous appearing injuries to amputated extremities. While many patients can be treated and discharged by the emergency physician, several conditions need emergent surgical evaluation. In this blog post, we break these down into three categories: infectious, neurovascular, and traumatic injuries.

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