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Useful Management Information
- An Outpatient Physiotherapy Screening Clinic (OPSC) is available at Gold Coast Health. These children may be streamed for a first review
- Assure parents the condition is self-limiting, and symptoms will resolve with skeletal maturity
- Modify activities which increase pain, provide quadriceps stretching exercises
- Treatment of anti-inflammatory response – rest, ice, pain relief
- Osgood Schlatter is a traction apophysitis where there is pinpoint tenderness, and inflammation over the tibial tubercle, any deviation may not be Osgood Schlatter and warrant further investigation
- If you have a reason to suspect a child in Queensland is experiencing harm, or is at risk of experiencing harm, you need to contact Child Safety Services
- Statement of intent – the prioritisation of health services for children and young people in the child protection system
Minimum Referral Criteria
Does your patient meet the minimum referral criteria?
Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days) |
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Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days) |
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Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days) |
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Essential Referral Information
- Clinical history and examination including key points:
- evolution and duration of symptoms
- treatment prescribed (analgesics, physiotherapy)
- current and past medical history and medications
- X-Ray - used to rule out serious pathology e.g. neoplasm, acute tibial apophyseal fracture and infection
- Confirmation of OOHC (where appropriate)
Additional Referral Information
- No additional referral information
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Preferred Method
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Send to: Gold Coast Health Service District
Internal Referrals
Orthopaedics (E-Blueslips)
Orthopaedic Fracture - GCUH
Orthopaedic Fracture - Robina
Fax
(07) 5687 4497
Post
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215
Enquiries
1300 559 083
Service Availability
Dr Will Talbot
Medical Director Orthopaedics
Facilities
Gold Coast University Hospital
Robina Hospital
If you would like to send a named referral, please address it to the specialist listed above, who will allocate a suitably qualified specialist to see the patient. Alternatively, you can view a full list of our specialists.
Child Safety
If you have a reason to suspect a child in Queensland is experiencing harm, or is at risk of experiencing harm, contact Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Services . Please consider if mandatory reporting applies.