– Discussion: – claw hand deformity is manifested by flattening of the transverse metacarpal arch and longitudinal arches, with hyperextension of MCP joints and flexion of the PIP and DIP joints; – deformity is produced by imbalance of the intrinsic & extrinsics; – intrinsic muscles must be markedly weakened or paralyzed to produce claw deformity; … Read more
– Anterior Talar Impingement Syndrome – Avascular Necrosis and Salvage of Talus Fractures – Blood Supply to Talus – Congenital Vertical Talus – Talar Head Frx – Fractures of the Talar Neck: – Hawkins Classification: – Type I Talar Fractures – Type II Talar Fractures – Type III Talar Fractures – Hawkins Sign – Lateral … Read more
– See: throwing injuries and throwing injuries of the shoulder – Discussion: – phases of throwing: – windup – early cocking – late cocking – wrist begins to cock in preparation for the … Read more
– See: – Hand Infections – Menu – Kanavel’s signs – Thumb Flexor Sheath Infections – Workup and Treatment – Relevant Anatomy: – index, long, & ring tendon sheaths … Read more
– See: TKR menu, work up of the painful knee, and prevention of infection and infected THR; – Diagnosis: – early dx of an infected prosthesis requires a high index of suspicion. – infection may cause only knee pain, persistent effusion, or early painless loosening, or more obvious signs, including inflammation, drainage, and sepsis; – classification: (ref: … 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
Index: U Ulnar drift Ulna / Ulnar Shaft Fracture Ulnar Translocation Ulnar Variance Ultimate Tensile Strength: Unicameral Bone Cyst Ulnocarpal Impaction Syndrome: Index: V Vancomycin Van Nes Rotational Plasty Veins of Leg Venous Malformations Visoelastic Materials Vit B12 Vitamin D / Vit D Abnormalities Vitamin-D Deficiet Rickets: Vit D Dependent Rickets: Type I and II … 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
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