The Boss-Holzach-Matter (aka Davos, self-reduction) technique was less painful than the physician-driven Spaso technique and just as successful and efficient.

Watch this video on MSK ultrasound techniques for the ED.

Getting an MRI for back pain does not reduce recurrent patient visits within a week.  The only time we should get an MRI for back pain in the ED is if there is a clinical concern that the findings may prompt emergent surgery, such as for cauda equina, epidural abscess, or impinging mass (may need radiation), etc.

More patients are having operative repair for displaced midshaft clavicle fractures.  This meta-analysis of 6 RCTs found that the rate of nonunion was markedly reduced and final functional outcome was also improved (though not as strikingly) with operative management.

These 4 predictors are somewhat helpful in distinguishing transient synovitis of the hip from septic arthritis.  Note the limitations of the Kocher Criteria when using it in practice, and err on the side of orthopedic consultation and/or admission.

The Ottawa ankle rule may reduce x-ray utilization for foot/ankle injuries.

A simple volar slab or velcro wrist splint or soft cast was better than a rigid cast for pediatric torus fractures of the forearm.

Midshaft clavicle fractures were once treated non-operatively but are increasingly repaired surgically with improved outcomes over non-op treatment.

Hyperpronation is more effective than supination/flexion for nursemaid's elbow.

The dogma is - no NSAIDs for fractures - because it increases the risk of bone healing complications, but this study challenges that.