Orthopaedic Emergencies

VON CHOP
V: vascular compromise
O: open #
N: neurologic compromise/cauda
equina syndrome
C: compartment syndrome
H: hip dislocation
O: osteomyelitis/Septic arthritis
P: unstable pelvic #

Contents

• Open fractures
• Compartment Syndrome
• Osteomyelitis
• Multiple Long Bone Fractures and Unstable Pelvic Fracture
• Septic Joint
• Cauda Equina Syndrome
• Hip Dislocation
• The Acute Joint
• Joint fluid analysis