Table 1 Inappropriate attendances at fracture clinic
From: Paediatric fracture clinic design – current practice and implications for change
Reason for attendance | n (/21) | Detail |
|---|---|---|
Procedures | 5 | Serial casting tendo achilles (2) |
Routine ponseti casting | ||
Routine pavlik change (2) | ||
Non-acute review post elective surgery | 5 | Wrist fusion |
Posteromedial release | ||
Slipped femoral epiphysis pinning | ||
Intramedullary wires removal | ||
Hip reconstruction | ||
Long-term review non-acute conditions | 4 | Perthes (2) |
Hemihypertrophy + limb length discrepancy | ||
Developmental dysplasia hip | ||
Acute GP rererrals | 2 | Neuromuscular gait disturbance |
medial clavicle swelling | ||
Pre-operative counselling | 1 | Amputation for constriction band |
Administrative error | 4 | Wrist ganglion post ultrasound |
Post botox injections review | ||
Longterm follow-up fibrocortical defect under different consultant | ||
Longterm follow-up knee septic arthritis under different consultant |