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Table 4 Diagnosis

From: Diagnostic error in the Emergency Department: follow up of patients with minor trauma in the outpatient clinic

Area

Specific location

Diagnosis

Number

Diagnostic error

Face

Nose

Os nasale fracture

2

 

Upper limb

Shoulder

Clavicula fracture

1

 
  

Rotator cuff rupture

1

 
 

Elbow

Avulsion fracture

1

 
 

Wrist

Carpal bone fracture

3

 
  

Radial metafyse fracture

4

 
  

Scapholunar ligament rupture

1

 
 

Hand

Metacarpal fracture

2

 
 

Humerus

Pathologic humerus fracture

1

1

 

Lower arm

Radial burst fracture

1

 
  

Mid ulna fracture

1

 

Lower limb

Hip

Major tubercle fracture

1

 
 

Knee

Patella avulsion fracture

3

 
  

Tibia plateau fracture

2

 
 

Ankle

Talar avulsion fracture

5

 
  

Tibia fracture

4

 
  

Fibula fracture

1

 
 

Foot

Talar dislocation

1

 
  

Calcaneus avulsion fracture

2

 
  

Calcaneus fracture

1

1

  

Metatarsal fracture

4

 
  

Tarsal and metatarsal fracture

2

1

 

Femur

Femoral condyl fracture

1

 
 

Tibia/fibula

Distal tibial fracture

1

 

Pelvis

 

Os sacrum

1

 
  

Pelvic ring fracture

2

1

Spinal column

Cervical spine

C7 fracture

1

 
 

Thoracic spine

Burst fracture

1

 
 

Lumbar spine

Burst fracture

2

1

Thorax

Rib

Non displaced rib fracture

3

 
 

Sternum

Manubrium

1

1

Total

  

57

6