title: Orthopedic emergencies.
abstract: Conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system may be classified as emergencies depending on their magnitude. In this article, such urgent injuries are reviewed to assist the primary care physician in dealing with them in an office setting in the most efficient manner possible. Conditions discussed include open fractures, joint injuries, epiphyseal injuries, septic arthritis, and compartment syndromes.
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000628:therapy*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D004630:Emergencies; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000293:injuries; D005194:Family Practice; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000628:therapy*; D007596:Joints / Q000293:injuries