ArticlePuerto Rico health sciences journal2021
Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Emergency Room: A Teaching Opportunity for Medical Students and Residents.
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- Perceptions regarding the relevance of integrating an advanced practice physiotherapist into emergency department settings in Belgium: a qualitative exploratory study.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Plaster versus fiberglass splinting for the acute treatment of displaced ankle fractures.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Article
- Musculoskeletal Anatomy Education: A Survey of North American Medical Programs.Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Primary Care and Linked Secondary Care Encounters for Foot and Ankle Problems in Children and Young People: A Population-Based Cohort Study in England.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2025Article
- Addressing musculoskeletal curricular inadequacies within undergraduate medical education.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal Clinical Online Cases With a Focus on Anatomy for Preclinical Learners.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2024Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound Unveiling Rotator Cuff Injuries in the Emergency Department: A Case Series.Cureus · 2023Article
- Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Musculoskeletal Care in the Emergency Room.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2022Article
- Musculoskeletal Conditions in Older Men and Women: An Emergency Room Study.Puerto Rico health sciences journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveAssess the potential value of an emergency room (ER) for the teaching of musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine to medical students and residents in training.
methodsData from all encounters to the ER of a teaching hospital for calendar years 2016-2019 were extracted from an electronic database. Encounters with ICD-10-CM M codes (MSK system) and S codes (injury) were selected (MSK encounters). Frequency distributions were calculated by year, sex, and age group for all encounters and MSK encounters. Annual distributions of encounters involving the shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle joints were assessed.
resultsThe number of unique patients seen during the four-year period was 84,094, and the number of encounters was 187,829 (Median: 1 encounter; interquartile range: 1-2). The mean number of encounters per year was 46,957 (range: 45,311- 48,382). There was no seasonal variation. Most patients were women (45,868; 54.6%) and young (20 29 yr.) adults (15,012; 17.8%), and these groups generated the largest numbers of encounters (women: 108,799; 57.9%; young adults: 35,969; 19.1%). A total of 41,353 encounters (22.0% of all encounters) involved the MSK system. The shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle were involved in 2,768 (1.5%), 1,592 (0.8%), 3,082 (1.6%), and 1,718 (0.9%) encounters, respectively. The most common conditions for each joint were shoulder pain, femoral fracture, knee contusion, and ankle sprain.
conclusionOur findings suggest that ER physicians should have broad knowledge of MSK conditions and injuries. An ER is an excellent location for the teaching of MSK medicine to medical students and residents of other training programs.
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