– Diabetic Foot Infection – Deep Puncture Wound: – puncture wounds most often result in staph aureus infections (most common organism), or pseudomonas infection (most common gram negative organism); – staph aureus is the most common organism in soft tissue infections, where as pseudomonas is the most common cause … Read more
– See: Total Hip Replacement Menu: and see total knee replacement infections – Diagnosis: – diagnosis of septic loosening is initially based on history, x-ray findings, and elevated sed rate; – clincially patients may note increasing pain at both rest and with activity; – despite the variety of tests available, it may be difficult to distinguish … Read more
– Adult: – NSAIA w/ analgesic and antipyretic action: – moderate to Severe OA, RA, AS: – 25mg PO bid/tid, incr dose at weekly intervals to max of 150-200 mg/day; – if SR capsule is used, initial dose is 75mg qd; – extended release caps: … Read more
– See: Patella in TKR Menu – TKR w/o resurfacing: – less than 20 mm of patella thickness is a relative contraindication for patellar resurfacing; – if unsure as to whether or not resurfacing will be performed, then use a TKR design which specifically will accomodate unresurfaced patella; – in report by Barrack, et al, authors … Read more
– Discussion: – if suspected osteomyelitis is superimposed on a disease that causes increased bone remodeling, the combined Indium-111-labeled leukocyte-Technetium-99m bone scan is the procedure of choice in non-marrow-containing skeleton and the Indium-111-labeled leukocyte and Technetium-99m bone marrow scans are the procedures of … Read more
– Age: – physiologic age < 60 yrs in an athlete, laborer, or anyone who needs to knee down such as for gardening (remember that a TKR will generally not allow the patient to kneel); – Angular Deformity: – less than 15 deg of fixed varus deformity (often patients will … Read more
Index P: Pagets Disease Panner’s Disease Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Parosteal Osteosarcoma Patella Infera Pathologic Fracture: Diff dx Pauciarticular JRA Pediatric Spine Peripheral Neuropathies Perthes Disease Periosteal Osteosarcoma Peripheral Neuropathies PeriLunate Instability Periosteal Chondroma Pes anserinus Pes Cavus Pigmented Villonodular synovitis Planovalgus Plates Poliomyelitis Polyarticular JRA Polydactyly of Hand Polydactyly of Foot Polyethylene Polymyalgia Rhematica Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis … Read more
Index Q Quadrangular Space Quadriceps Tendon Rupture Q angle Index R Radial Club Hand: Radial Head Fractures Radial Head Subluxation Radioisotope Scanning Radioulnar Synostosis Radiology of the Musculoskeletal System Radial Head, Excision of Radius Raynaud Phenomenon: Reconstructive Surgery / Flaps / Grafts Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Reiter’s syndrome Renal Cell Carcinoma/a>:br/> Renal Disease: effects on bone … Read more
Sacrum Salter Harris Classification Salter Osteotomy Sarcoidosis Sauve-Kapandji Scapholunate Dissociation Scapholunate Advanced Collapsed Scaphoid frx Scleroderma Scheuermann’s Kyphosis Scoliosis Screws Scurvy Seever’s Disease: Septic Arthritis Sequestrum Sesamoid Bones Shin Splints Shoulder Sickle Cell Anemia Simple Bone Cyst/(Unicameral) Sindig-Larsen-Johanssen disease Skew Foot: Skin Prep SLAP Lesion Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Slipped Vertebral Apophysis Soft Tissue Tumors … Read more
Index: J Joints Jugular Vein – central venous catheter approach Jumper’s Knee Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Juxtacortical Chondroma Index: K Keller Procedure Keratan Sulfate … Read more