welcome to resort medicine
a resource site
At our base clinic in Park City, Utah, we evaluate and treat many skiers and snowboarders who have either been transported or walk in off the mountain trails.
Injuries range from those sprains and strains common in the active population to fractures and dislocations — this site is dedicated to educating both beginning and experienced clinicians in trauma that is most frequently encountered at the base of a mountain resort.
This site features educational resources and high-yield information for those clinicians wanting to learn or refresh themselves on trauma common to skiing and snowboarding.
diagnostics
Looking for the 2 most common X-ray signs of an ACL tear? How to assess the integrity of the rotator cuff? What a Bankart lesion or Hill-Sachs deformity look like?
Which x-rays to order? How many views?
How to diagnose a skier’s thumb?
How to assess compartment syndrome?
management
Multiple methods of reducing an acute shoulder dislocation
Multiple methods of reducing an angulated distal radius fracture
Hematoma blocks
Splinting
To weight bear or not to weight bear
ABOUT this site
Fractures
Ligament tears
Dislocations and reductions
Physical examination techniques
X-ray findings
Splinting
This site is intended for physicians and advanced care practitioners (nurse practictioners and physician assistants) — or those in training — who are interested in learning about the kinds of trauma commonly encountered at mountain resorts: ACL tears, tibial plateau fractures, shoulder dislocations, distal radius fractures, tib-fib fractures, and so on.