Session Title: Pitfalls of Virtual Fracture Services – Missed Shoulder/Elbow Injuries

Session Description:

In August 2013, the British Orthopaedic Association set up guidelines for patients to be seen in a new fracture clinic within 72 hours following an acute traumatic orthopaedic injury. Due to the immense burden on fracture clinics, to adhere to these standards of care, almost all NHS trusts across the UK, now have Virtual Fracture Services set up, which involves remote review of casenotes and imaging by an Orthopaedic Consultant fairly soon but injuries are missed due to lack of formal clinical examination of patients. This session hopes to cover all such injuries around the shoulder and elbow with a view to reduce the incidence of this happening.

Co-Chairs: Ganesh Prasad & Nashat Siddiqui

Agenda:

Sternoclavicular and Acromioclavicular Injuries
Alison Armstrong, Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Scapular and Shoulder Injuries
Graham Tytherleigh-Strong, Consultant Shoulder/Elbow and Sports Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Elbow injuries (incarcerated radial head fractures, distal biceps, ligamentous injuries)
Rish Parmar, Consultant Trauma and Upper Limb Surgeon, University of Liverpool Hospitals NHS Trust

Cases and Q/A

Speakers

Ganesh Prasad

Consultant Trauma and Upper Limb Surgeon, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Nashat Siddiqui

Consultant Trauma and Upper Limb Surgeon, Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Alison Armstrong

Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Graham Tytherleigh-Strong

Consultant Shoulder/Elbow and Sports Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Rish Parmar