A 28-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the Emergency Department with a left shoulder mass that he first noticed as a 12 year old (16 years ago). The mass has been slowly growing since onset and is intermittently painful but has not limited his range of motion of the shoulder. The patient recently immigrated from Mexico and was seeking initial evaluation of this mass.
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Ortho Pearls: A Case of Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis
The Case: A 56-year-old man presents with a tender mass on his chest.
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Ortho Pearls: A Case of Spontaneous Compartment Syndrome
The Case: 55-year-old woman presented to the ED with two days of worsening bilateral leg pain, stiffness, and swelling. She first noticed a change two nights prior when she woke up to use the restroom and found she had some difficulty moving her legs. She noticed increased difficulty walking since that period. She denied any trauma, IVDU, or anticoagulant use. Prior to the onset of her symptoms, she routinely walked two to three miles each day.
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