Society guideline links: Fractures of the skull, face, and upper extremity in adults

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: General fracture and stress fracture management in adults".)

Canada

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't order a plain film X-ray in the evaluation of nasal fractures (updated 2020)

United States

●American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH): Guideline for the management of distal radius fractures (2021)

●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on shoulder pain – Traumatic (revised 2017)

United Kingdom

●British Orthopaedic Association (BOA): Standards for the diagnosis & management of arterial injuries associated with extremity fractures and dislocations (2020)

●BOA: Audit standards for trauma – The management of distal radial fractures (2017)

●Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM): Best practice guideline on intravenous regional anaesthesia for distal forearm fractures (Bier's block) (revised 2017)

●Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network (GEMNet): Guideline for the management of suspected scaphoid fractures in the emergency department (2013)

Japan

●[In Japanese] Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA): Fracture guidelines for distal radial fracture (2017)