Samuel A. Taylor, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City, discusses techniques and strategies for conducting an orthopedic exam of the shoulder via a video call visit in this video from HSS. Taylor is a coauthor on a related article appearing in HSS Journal: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. You can see other related videos and articles on orthopedic telehealth exams at the HSS' E-Academy site. This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Samuel A. Taylor, MD: Our next case scenario is a 55-year-old patient who is not near me. He has a right shoulder injury from shoveling, which has resulted in pain and weakness. Through the telehealth exam, what can I do to decide whether this person needs to be seen in person, or what my thresholds are for obtaining additional imaging based upon what I see?
We basically divide the physical exam of the shoulder into what we call a core exam. The core exam is going to go through a shoulder exam that we would do for every patient, regardless of the chief complaint. These are just some screenshots of Dr Joe Lamplot, appropriately garbed in a tank top.
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What Can You Learn Through a Telehealth Shoulder Exam?
Samuel A. Taylor, MD; Joseph D. Lamplot, MD
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Samuel A. Taylor, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City, discusses techniques and strategies for conducting an orthopedic exam of the shoulder via a video call visit in this video from HSS. Taylor is a coauthor on a related article appearing in HSS Journal: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. You can see other related videos and articles on orthopedic telehealth exams at the HSS' E-Academy site. This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Samuel A. Taylor, MD: Our next case scenario is a 55-year-old patient who is not near me. He has a right shoulder injury from shoveling, which has resulted in pain and weakness. Through the telehealth exam, what can I do to decide whether this person needs to be seen in person, or what my thresholds are for obtaining additional imaging based upon what I see?
We basically divide the physical exam of the shoulder into what we call a core exam. The core exam is going to go through a shoulder exam that we would do for every patient, regardless of the chief complaint. These are just some screenshots of Dr Joe Lamplot, appropriately garbed in a tank top.
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Samuel A. Taylor, MD
Assistant Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery; Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; Associate Team Physician, New York Giants; Team physician for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) semiprofessional football team
Disclosure: Samuel A. Taylor, MD, has disclosed a relevant financial relationship with DJO Orthopedics.
Joseph D. Lamplot, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Associate Team Physician, Atlanta Falcons; Team physician for multiple Hall County, Georgia, high schools
Disclosure: Joseph D. Lamplot, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Receives research support from: Arthrex
Receives consulting fees from: DePuy/Mitek