Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital orthopaedic services for children
Conditions
Back trauma in children
Criteria for referring children with back trauma to an emergency department in a Victorian public hospital
Assessment of atraumatic back and spine conditions in children
Criteria for referring children for assessment of atraumatic back and spine conditions to an orthopaedics service in a Victorian public hospital.
Foot and ankle trauma in children
Criteria for referring children with foot and ankle trauma to an orthopaedics service in a Victorian public hospital.
Assessment of non-traumatic foot and ankle conditions in children
Criteria for referring children for assessment of non-traumatic foot and ankle conditions to an orthopaedics service in a Victorian public hospital.
Knee trauma in children
Criteria for referring children with knee trauma to an orthopaedics service in a Victorian public hospital.
Assessment of atraumatic knee conditions in children
Criteria for referring children for assessment of atraumatic knee conditions to an orthopaedics service in a Victorian public hospital.
Clavicle and shoulder trauma in children
Criteria for referring children with clavicle and shoulder trauma to an orthopaedics service in a Victorian public hospital.
Hip trauma in children
Criteria for referring children with hip trauma to an emergency department in a Victorian public hospital.
Assessment of atraumatic hip conditions in children
Criteria for referring children for assessment of atraumatic hip conditions to an orthopaedics service in a Victorian public hospital.
Assessment of atraumatic shoulder conditions in children
Criteria for referring children for assessment of atraumatic shoulder conditions to an orthopaedics service in a Victorian public hospital.
Upper limb and hand trauma in children
Criteria for referring children with upper limb and hand trauma to an orthopaedics service in a Victorian public hospital.
Suspected or confirmed bone or soft-tissue tumour in children
Criteria for referring children with suspected or confirmed bone or soft-tissue tumour to the Royal Children’s Hospital’s musculoskeletal tumour service.
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