– Discussion: – indicated for the diagnosis of nail tumors or unexplained deformities; – may be performed using “punch method” or thru open nail bed biopsy; – open biopsies should use transverse incisions in the nail matrix and longitudinal incisions in the nail bed; – biopsy material should … Read more
– See: – Distal Phalangeal Frx: – Finger Tip Injuries: – Ingrown Toe Nail – Paronychia: – Matriectomy: – Mucous Cyst: – Nail Bed Biopsies: – Anatomy: – nail plate: … Read more
– Discussion: – characterized by weakness (upper > lower extremity); – ataxic broad based suffling gait, sensory changes; – rarely urinary retention; – anatomy of compression: – anterior cord compression —- protruding disc or posterior osteophytes; – … Read more
– See: Myobacterium tuberculosis – Discussion: – causes chronic granuloma of the hand or a sub acute inflammation, which may be difficult to distinguish from chronic tenosynovitis or chronic inflammation of the fingers or the hand; – can be confused w/ rheumatoid hand and will temporarily respond to steroid injection; … Read more
– Discussion: – myotonic muscular dystrophy is an autosomal dominant disease; – there is widespread involvement of organ systems, which includes weakness and wasting of the muscles, cataracts of the posterior lens, endocrine abnormalities, cardiac conduction defects, premature frontal balding in males, and, frequently, nonprogressive intellectual dysfunction; – muscle wasting … Read more
Section Editor Dean Taylor, MD – See: Muscle Anatomy, Histology, & Physiology; A Abductor Digiti Minimi Brevis Abductor Digiti Minimi (hand) Abductor Hallucis Abductor Pollicis Brevis Abductor Pollicis Longus Anconeus Adductor Brevis Adductor Hallucis Adductor Longus Adductor Magnus Adductor Pollicis B Biceps Brachii Biceps Femoris Brachialis Brachioradialis C Coracobrachialis D Deltoid Dorsal Interossei of Feet … Read more
– See: – Forearm Extensors: – Anterior Approach to the Radial Shaft: (Henry) – Superficial Layer: – Pronator Teres – Flexor Carpi Radialis – Palmaris Longus – Flexor Carpi Ulnaris – Middle Layer: – Flexor Digitorum Superficialis – Deep … Read more
– See: Bone Tumor Menu – Discussion: – an osteochondroma that results from a dysplasia of peripheral growth plate; – as its name implies, multiple hereditary exostosis is an inherited condition which produces multiple exostoses; – occurs in 1 out of 50,000 people; – … Read more
– Discussion: – originally was described by Ollier in late 1800s; – characterized by multiple enchondroma lesions primarily located w/ in the metaphyseal regions of tubular bones; – usually diagnosed in childhood; – pts w/ Ollier’s dz have increased risk of a secondary chondrosarcoma developing later in … Read more
Discussion multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (a common type of osteochondrodysplasia) is characterized by disturbance of normal ossification w/ in epiphysis; pathologic abnormality is a disturbance in enchondral ossification of epiphyses and physes; is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with variable expressivity; disorder is manifested as multiple areas of abnormal growth and ossification of the epiphysis; … Read more