Evaluation of the diagnostic and management accuracy of closed fractures of forearm and wrist using validated vignettes as a reference standard by emergency centre clinicians in the Cape Town metropole

Introduction Reduction of forearm and wrist fractures is a common practice in the Emergency Centre (EC). EC doctors must be familiar with the appropriate management thereof. The standard treatment of a fracture involves reduction and immobilization. This study aims to describe the diagnostic and man...

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Main Author: Goncalves, Melisanda
Other Authors: Cloete, Philip G
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34035