TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 169. Initial Evaluation and Management of Orthopedic Injuries A1 - Kefer, Michael P. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Handel, Daniel A. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2012 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e AB - Knowing the mechanism of injury and the patient's symptoms are important in diagnosing fracture or dislocation. Pain may be referred to an area distant from the injury (eg, hip injury presenting as knee pain). Careful palpation can prevent missing a crucial diagnosis due to referred pain. Neurovascular status distal to the injury also needs to be assessed. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56281009 ER -