Freiberg infraction
Freiberg infraction is osteochondrosis of a lesser metatarsal head, usually the second. Review presentation, imaging, treatment, history and eponymythology.
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Köhler disease
Köhler disease is a self-limiting osteochondrosis of the tarsal navicular in children. Definition, imaging, management, prognosis, history and eponymythology.
Baumann angle
Baumann angle. How to measure distal humeral alignment, normal values, use after paediatric supracondylar fractures, limitations and history.
Gartland classification
Gartland classification of paediatric supracondylar humeral fractures. Types I–IV, clinical use, Wilkins modification and historical development
Blunt cerebrovascular injury
Blunt cerebrovascular injury: Expanded Denver screening, CTA diagnosis, Biffl grading, antithrombotic treatment and follow-up.
Paediatric Intubation Checklist
Paediatric intubation checklist covering preparation, weight-based equipment, pre-intubation pause, rescue plans and post-intubation care in children.
Dulcor
Dulcor: a proposed sweet sign of chronic inflammation, linking glycation and advanced glycation end-products with Celsus’s classical cardinal signs.
Adult Intubation Checklist
Adult intubation checklist for emergency airway management, covering preparation, pre-intubation pause, backup plans and post-intubation care.
Trustworthy AI in Cardiology
How can clinicians judge whether AI in cardiology is trustworthy? Review validation, workflow fit, governance, clinical utility, and real-world value.
De Quervain disease
De Quervain disease: first dorsal compartment stenosing tendinopathy, history, diagnosis, Finkelstein/Eichhoff tests and treatment.
Finkelstein Test
Finkelstein test: original manoeuvre for de Quervain disease, Eichhoff confusion, false positives, Brunelli and WHAT variants.
Alfred Velpeau
Alfred Velpeau (1795-1867), French surgeon and anatomist. Velpeau bandage, projection, quadrilateral space, and leukaemia