– See: diabetic foot menu – Discussion: – see osteomyelitis – dx of osteomyelitis can be a difficult problem in diabetic pts w/ foot infections; – some physicians will make the dianosis of osteomyelitis if they can palpate bone thru the skin lesion; – … Read more
– Pathogenesis: – see: hematogenous osteomyelitis and pediatric bone circulation – tortuous course of the nutrient vessels in bone causes bacteria to be trapped in the metaphysis; – once lodged in the metaphysis, the infection spreads toward the epiphysis; – in neonates the periosteum … Read more
– Discussion: – OCD is a localized fragmentation of the bone and overlying cartilage of the capitellum; – it frequently progresses to loose body formation, and sometimes progresses to posttraumatic arthritis; – laxity of the MCL may accentuate the loading on the capitellum; – … Read more
– See: – Osteoarthritis Menu: – predisposing conditions – pathology and histology – clinical features – Discussion: – biomechanical considerations: (see kinematics and anatomy of knee – thick cartilaginous surfaces of … Read more
SCFE Trauma Inflammatory arthritis Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Arthritis – these pts may have symptomatology at atypical sites of the hand such as the second and third MP joints; Osteonecrosis Intra-articular Steroids Hyperparathyroidism – it can cause subchondral bony erosions and collapse of the articular … Read more
– See: – Diff Dx: Hypercalcemia – Diff Dx: HyperPhosphatemia – Approaches To Differential Diagnosis In Musculoskeletal Imaging: Soft Tissue Calcifications – Discussion: – calcium hydroxyapatite can be deposited in periarticular soft tissues or within joints; – in either event the disease may be monoarticular or polyarticular; … Read more
– Discussion: – properties of antibiotics to cement / properties of vancomycin in cement – THR infections / – TKR Infections – septic arthritis – specific organisms: – gram negative bacilli: – gram negative cocci: – gram positive bacilli: – gram positive cocci – Technique and Dosing: – … Read more
Pagets Disease Panner’s Disease Parathyroid hormone Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Paronychia: Parosteal Osteosarcoma Patella / Patello-Femoral Function … Read more
– Discussion: – causative organism of leprosy is M. leprae; – acid-fast, obligate, intracellular gram-positive bacillus that reproduces maximally at 27°C to 30°C; – frequent subacute polyarthritis involving the small joints of the hands and feet; – organism infects the skin and cutaneous nerves, … Read more
– Indications for ORIF: – failure of closed reduction and pecutaneous pin fixation; – fractures presenting w/ more than than 2 mm of displacement and greater than 15 deg of talometatarsal angulation); – young competitive atheletes may require anatomic reduction; – … Read more