About R. Conner Dixon, MD

Clinical Instructor
Sports Medicine Fellow
Department of Emergency Medicine
Georgetown University/Medstar Washington Hospital Center

SplintER Series: Hip, Hip, Hooray!

A 67-year-old male with a history of bilateral total hip arthroplasties (THA) several years ago presents with left hip pain after a fall. He was walking downstairs and slipped, twisting his leg internally and with adduction and flexion of the hip to catch himself. He denies falling but felt an immediate pop in his left hip and could no longer bear weight. AP and lateral radiographs of the pelvis and left hip were obtained and are shown above (Image 1. Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Taylor, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 67457). (more…)

By R. Conner Dixon, MD|2022-12-08T14:15:48-08:00Dec 16, 2022|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Orthopedic, SplintER|

A 38-year-old female presents to the ED with right shoulder pain after a fall directly onto that shoulder. She noticed immediate pain and difficulty moving the arm associated with mild tingling in her right fingers. The radiographs above were obtained in the ED (Image 1. AP and lateral radiographs of the right shoulder, author’s own images).

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By R. Conner Dixon, MD|2022-11-08T17:53:57-08:00Nov 9, 2022|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Orthopedic, SplintER|

A 54-year-old female presents to the emergency department with 3^rd and 4^th right finger pain after “jamming” them a week ago. She was reaching to tap someone on the shoulder and they backed into her hand forcing her fingers into flexion. She has swelling and pain at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint of her 3^rd and 4^th digits on the right and cannot extend the digits at the DIP joint. An x-ray of the right hand was obtained and is shown above (Figure 1: Lateral radiographs of the right hand. Author’s own images).

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By R. Conner Dixon, MD|2022-06-26T09:31:52-07:00Jun 29, 2022|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Orthopedic, SplintER|