The Outreach Virtual Fracture Clinic - a Pilot Report of the Initial Nine Months.

The virtual fracture clinic (VFC) enables the safe, cost-effective delivery of high-quality patient-centred fracture care, whilst reducing hospital footfall. Within our institution, an Outreach VFC was launched, accepting a pre-defined range of trauma referrals from the outreach centre's emergency department (ED). The initial nine months' worth of cases referred to the Outreach VFC were assessed.

Subcoracoid acromioclavicular joint dislocation (Rockwood type VI) sustained in motorcycle crash: A case report.

We present the case of a young male who sustained a rare acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) injury during a road traffic accident. A left-sided ACJ injury was identified on plain radiographs fourteen days following a motorcycling accident during which significant distracting injuries were sustained. Owing to persistent shoulder pain during awake tertiary surveillance, repeat shoulder plain radiographs were obtained, along with re-examination of the patient's index computed tomography (CT) shoulder imaging, indicating a grade VI left-sided acromioclavicular subluxation.

The Effect of COVID-19 on 30-Day Mortality Rates Amongst Fragility Hip Fracture Patients.

Aim Fragility hip fracture patients have always been vulnerable to high rates of short term mortality, an issue that may have been exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To date, published data regarding Irish hip fracture patients in the era of COVID-19 is limited. This study aims to assess the effect of COVID-19 on 30-day mortality rates amongst a group of Irish hip fracture patients.

Athletic injuries: Heat vs. cold.

Cryotherapy is the treatment of choice in the management of acute athletic injuries. Ice is readily available and simple to apply. The rationale for its use is based on well-defined physiologic observations.