Brit J Hosp Med
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Patients with pretibial lacerations are commonly referred to plastic surgery services for operative intervention. However, the vast majority of cases can be managed conservatively. Through understanding the epidemiology and pathophysiology underlying these injuries to appropriately assessing and managing these patients, this review demonstrates how best to facilitate wound healing and undertake conservative management. A multidisciplinary approach to managing patients with pretibial lacerations is discussed so that clinicians can provide a better quality of life for patients through optimisation and preventing further decline.
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Imaging technology has revolutionised modern medicine. It is difficult to imagine a time when we practiced without it, but have we become too reliant, and should we be aiming for more judicious use of imaging services?