Contralateral total hip arthroplasty or ipsilateral total knee arthroplasty in patients who have a long-standing fusion of the hip. Intrapelvic migration of total hip prostheses. Operative treatment The use of the McKeever metallic hemiarthroplasty for unicompartmental arthritis. Serum CK-MB is useful in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction after total hip arthroplasty. Cardiac isoenzyme values after total joint … Read more
Contralateral total hip arthroplasty or ipsilateral total knee arthroplasty in patients who have a long-standing fusion of the hip. Total knee arthroplasty in Charcot and Charcot-like joints. Total knee arthroplasty for tuberculous arthritis Retrieval analysis of porous-coated components for total knee arthroplasty. A report of two cases. Segmental total knee arthroplasty after distal femoral resection … Read more
– Dosing: – leukemia: – 2.5 to 5 mg for children & 2.5 mg to 10 mg for adults; – continuous infusion of large amounts of methotrexate may be employed (from 250 mg to 1 g/sq m., q week), when leucovorin rescue is … Read more
– Discussion: – in the normal foot, metatarsal heads bear one half of a person’s body wt, when the foot is plantigrade; – the first metatarsal normally bears half the wt of the forefoot; – long 2nd metatarsal can contribute to pressure under metatarsal head; – limitation of dorsiflexion (from heel cord contracture or ankle … Read more
– See: MP joint injuries – Discussion: – often badly comminuted; – consider a short period of splinting followed by early active motion; – this may mold the articular surface by using the soft tissue sleeve; – early motion will also prevent joint stiffness, but loos of … Read more
– carpometacarpal fracture dislocation – dislocation of MP joint: – complex dislocations of the MP joint – simple dislocations of the MP joint – thumb MP joint dislocation – metacarpal head frx – metacarpal neck fracture – metacarpal shaft fractures – MP joint locking – rheumatoid arthritis: MP joint – MP joint arthroplasty – MP … Read more
– See: – Bicondylar Fractures and Type V Fractures: – Split Fractures: – Surgical Approach: Medial Compartment: – Type IV Fractures: – Total Depression Fracture: – X-ray: – if knee is unstable (greater > 5 deg instability), stress … Read more
– Discussion: – motivation: w/ maximal elbow flexion, high extraneural pressures occur at the medial epicondyle; – hence the medial epicondyle is a major impinging structure which forces the ulnar nerve to make a sharp turn whenever the elbow is maximally flexed; – medial … Read more
– Discussion: – may lessen the distraction of the medial arch at the superomedial portion of spring ligament (lessens ligament tension); – may make the achilles tendon a better invertor and less of an evertor of the subtalar joint during walking; – compensates for talo-calcaneal valgus, and may … Read more
– Discussion: – For Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis; – NSAIA; – Dosage: Adults: 50-100mg PO qid; – Note GI intolerance common; concurrent asprin use leads to lower meclofenamate levels