Friday, 30 September 2016

Diagnosis Foot and Ankle

More from the BMI Conference held in 2013. This video is with Garth Allardice, on diagnosis of foot and ankles. Also remember that Dr Sean Malloy, Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon, said that 'x-rays are useless'.



One of Garth's patients was referred to him by a Rheumatologist. However, not all Rheumatologists refer people on. Then when your GP then refers you on to a neurologist for an MRI scan, the Rheumatologist then says that's a good way forward. So why didn't the Rheumatologist recommend that in his letter instead of saying that the foot had healed?

The Rheumatologist asked for another x-ray of my left foot, although he didn't have my left hand x-rayed. However, we now have Dr Malloy's feedback on x-rays.

So let us continue with the work of Garth Allardice and see what he shared at the conference.



MRI scans are essential for these injuries.


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