– Adult: 50-150mg PO/IM/SQ q3-4hr prn Pain; (75mg IM Demerol =10mg Morphine) 1-2 mg/kg/dose PO/IM/IV (including Peds q 6 hr) – PO: peak effect at 2 hrs; – IM/IV: onset at 2-5 min; Peak at 1 hr; lasts 2-3 hrs. – IV administration must be slow in diluted solution; – Peds: 1 mg/kg/dose IV/IM q2-4hr; 1.0-1.5 mg/kg/dose … Read more
– Components: Shaft, Radial Styloid, and Dorsal Medial and Palmar Medial Parts; – Type I: – colles frx equiv: undisplaced and minimally comminuted; – Type II: – die punch frx: unstable w/ moderate to severe displacement; – similar to Mayo class II: displaced frx involving radioscaphoid joint; … Read more
– Discussion: – semilunar cartilages are extensions of tibial articulation of knee; – w/o menisci, tibial articulation is incongruous with the femur; – microscopic features – vascular anatomy – anatomy: – medial meniscus – bucket handle meniscus tear – posterior horn tears of medial meniscus – lateral meniscus – discoid meniscus – ref: A Quantitative … Read more
– Discussion: Zone IV: – extends from distal end of transverse retinacular ligament to proximal margin; – combined nerve – tendon procedure may be delayed for 21 days if wound is contaminated, if crushing trauma has occurred; – median nerve management: (nerve repair) – lacerations of flexor tendons within … Read more
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– See: Arterial Development of the Limbs: – Embryologic Anatomy: – subclavian artery projects into early upper limb bud in axial position, its proximal portion becoming subclavian-axillary- brachial trunk, & its distal portion becoming interosseous artery that initially supplies a plexus of arteries in the primitive hand; … Read more
– Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Combined Lesions of the Median and Ulnar Nerves: – High Median Nerve Lesions – Low Median Nerve Lesions – Median Nerve Block – Median Nerve Injuries at the Wrist – Martin Gruber Anastomosis – Anatomy: – roots: C6, C7, C8, and T1 (? C5) – brachial plexus – cords: – … Read more
– Anatomy and Function: (see medial compartment of knee / patellar subluxation); – medial patellofemoral ligament, a distinct condensation of capsular fibers in coronal plane which originates at the medial epicondyle (adductor tubercle and adductor tendon) as well as the MCL; – deep fascia and aponeurotic edge of the VMO fuses with the superior border … 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
– See: Medial Approach: – Discussion: – medial epicondyle is common origin of several flexor muscles of hand and wrist; – when medial epicondyle is frxed, flexor muscles pull fragment distally; – during surgical procedure care must be made to protect ulnar nerve; – Fixation Stratedgy: – … Read more