Table 2 Appropriate attendances at fracture clinic - diagnoses
From: Paediatric fracture clinic design – current practice and implications for change
Diagnosis | n (ex 200) | Region - (n) | Region - (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
New + return | New + return | New ED referrals (ex 33) | |
Fracture/dislocation | 172 | Humerus (59) | Humerus (6) |
Proximal (6) | Proximal (2) | ||
Diaphyseal (3) | |||
Supracondylar (43) | Supracondylar (4) | ||
Lateral condyle (7) | |||
Monteggia (5) | |||
Coronoid (2) | |||
Radial head (1) | |||
Radius &/or ulna (64) | Radius &/or ulna (5) | ||
Femur (7) | Femur (1) | ||
Patella subluxation/ | |||
Dislocation (2) | |||
Tibia &/or fibula (24) | Tibia &/or fibula (5) | ||
Ankle (4) | Ankle (1) | ||
Metatarsals (4) | Metatarsals (3) | ||
Soft tissue injury | 11 | Elbow (4) | Elbow (2) |
Laceration (2) | |||
Sprain (2) | Sprain (2) | ||
Radio-ulnar synostosis (1) | Radio-ulnar synostosis (1) | ||
'Clinical scaphoid’ (3) | 'Clinical scaphoid’ (2) | ||
Wrist (1) | Wrist (1) | ||
Rectus femoris apophysitis (1) | |||
Ankle (1) | |||
Acute infection | 9 | Abscess (1) | |
Cellulitis (1) | |||
Septic arthritis (1) | |||
Osteomyelitis (5) | Osteomyelitis (1) | ||
Tibia (3) | Tibia (1) | ||
Femur (1) | |||
Pelvis (1) | |||
Finger-tip crush + paronychia (1) | Finger-tip crush + paronychia (1) | ||
Acute limp (not trauma/infection) | 8 | Hip (7) | Hip (3) |
Knee - sinding-larsen syndrome (1) | Knee - sinding-larsen syndrome (1) |