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Quiz Trauma 005

November 4, 2009 By

Scenario

A 25 year old man sustains an injury to his right ankle in a fall from a ladder. He sustained no other injuries.

Question

a.Describe and interpret his photograph(30%)
b.Outline your management(70%)

compund ankle dislocation

Answer

FACEM VAQ Exam 2007.2 – Question 4

  • Overall pass rate for this question was 67/77 (87.0%)
  • This question was felt to be very straight forward requiring a basic answer only to pass.
  • Good answers identified the compound nature of the injury and the need for early reduction in the ED and early OR washout and definitive repair.

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