John J. Gartland
John Joseph Gartland (1918-2016), American orthopaedic surgeon. Gartland classification and Gartland–Werley score for fracture outcomes.
Category Medical Specialty
Gissane angle
Gissane angle. Measurement on lateral calcaneal radiographs, normal values, clinical use, limitations and historical development.
Goodbye “Massive” and “Submassive”
The first-ever AHA/ACC clinical practice guideline on acute pulmonary embolism drops a new A-to-E severity classification. Here’s what emergency physicians need to know...
Sophus von Rosen
Sophus von Rosen (1898-1996), Swedish orthopaedic surgeon. Pioneered neonatal hip screening and developed the von Rosen splint and Andrén–von Rosen view.
Andrén–von Rosen view
Andrén–von Rosen view is an abduction–internal rotation radiograph used in DDH. Review technique, von Rosen line, pitfalls and history.
von Rosen splint
Von Rosen splint is an aluminium abduction splint for neonatal hip instability. Review history, design, evidence, complications and history.
Sharp angle
Sharp angle measures acetabular inclination on AP pelvic radiographs. Review the measurement, normal values, history and Ullmann–Sharp attribution.
Dudley Morton
Dudley Joy Morton (1884–1960), American physician and anatomist associated with Morton foot, Morton toe, first-ray hypermobility and Morton extension.
George Pitkin
George Philo Pitkin (1885-1943), American surgeon. Inventor of Spinocain, Pitkin spinal needle, syringe and tiltometer for controllable spinal anaesthesia.
CT Case 104
A 45 year old female presents with shoulder pain following a seizure. Describe and interpret the CT scan of her left shoulder
John Snow
John Snow (1813-1858), English physician. Pioneer of anaesthesia and epidemiology. Defined etherization stages and traced cholera outbreaks to contaminated water in London.
Emery A. Rovenstine
Emery A. Rovenstine (1895–1960), American anaesthesiologist linked to directional spinal needle, nerve block and geriatric anaesthesia.