SAQ 651 – Orthopaedics – missed left foot fracture on X-ray review

Marked out of 11.00

You are checking X-ray results from the weekend and find the image below for a 34-year-old woman who presented after dropping a heavy metal container on her left foot. Review of the notes states that the foot was swollen and she was unable to weight-bear.

AP left foot X-ray after crush injury with inability to weight-bear.
Left foot X-ray

List two (2) abnormal findings on the X-ray.

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/ 2

State the diagnosis based on these findings.

(Marked out of 1.0)


/ 1

List two (2) acute complications of this injury.

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The patient was diagnosed with a sprain by a junior registrar and discharged with simple analgesia. State six (6) next steps you would take.

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/ 6

Total Score: 0 / 11

Percentage: 0%