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Please note that clinical judgement
supersedes all guidelines

Cellulitis, upper extremity

Algorithm

Fractures

Ortho fracture/treatment guideline
Foot fractures should consult ortho, not podiatry

Osteomyelitis

- Foot: Consult podiatry
- Hand: Consult ortho hand
- Legs/arms: Consult ortho
- Sacral: Consult TACS if concern for necrosis or abscess. Otherwise admit to medicine.

Vascular injury, traumatic

- Isolated below elbow: Consult ortho hand
- Otherwise: Consult TACS
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