CASE VIGNETTE – MAY 2020 Growth Plate Injuries and Their Importance The long bones in our skeleton grow longitudinally. There are so-called growth plates at either end of the bone separating that part of the bone that forms a joint … Read More
GENERAL ADVICE – MAY 2020 Radiographic Imaging – Hard Copy Films or Digital Representations? There has been great momentum in the radiology sphere to recording radiographically obtained images in a digital format. The reasons are obvious. Costs can be curbed, … Read More
LEAD ARTICLE – APRIL 2020 Downturns Can Mean Upturns Every journalistic piece – printed, visual or auditory – has focussed upon the contagion COVID-19 for the last six weeks or so. Most of the talk is black. A few brave … Read More
CASE VIGNETTE – APRIL 2020 Fracture/Dislocations of Joints Can be Exceedingly Challenging Consider the case of the society matron (only 61 years of age) who sustained a fracture/dislocation of her dominant thumb. The joint involved was between the first metacarpal … Read More
GENERAL ADVICE – APRIL 2020 Should Medicolegal Consultations Continue During the Lockdown? There is no unbreakable rule on the matter, although a case can be made for continuance. Factors include the consultation room still being a workplace, plaintiffs are often … Read More
LEAD ARTICLE – MARCH 2020 Medicolegal Report Invoices – When Should They Be Paid? There is no hard or fast rule on this matter and I understand that commercial pressures will push and pull in different directions. The “no win, … Read More
CASE VIGNETTE – MARCH 2020 Past History Is So Very Important I recall seeing a patient who was injured in a road traffic accident whilst descending the Toowoomba Range on a very powerful Harley Davidson motor cycle. It is likely … Read More
GENERAL ADVICE – MARCH 2020 What Happens To Your Client During A Medicolegal Examination? It is all very well for you to send your injured Plaintiff off to an Orthopaedic Surgeon for an independent examination and report. The appointment is … Read More
LEAD ARTICLE – FEBRUARY 2020 How Important is Empathy? Vital! Orthopaedic Surgeons are sometimes criticised for being harsh, aggressive and lacking in soft emotions. Unfortunately, some of that criticism is true. Personalities are usually moulded and set well before Orthopaedic … Read More
CASE VIGNETTE – FEBRUARY 2020 Indolent Infection Following Serious Orthopaedic Injuries Bacterial infections continue to give rise to significant difficulties with orthopaedic surgery, whether it be in the emergency setting or at the time of elective operations. The pivotal work … Read More