Data Trace Editor – Discussion: – refers to partial avulsion of the tibial tuberosity (anterior surface of apophysis) which has no involvement of tibial physis; – usually occurs in late childhood or early adolescence; – more common in boys; – may represent an over use disease; – repetitive stress on tuberosity may cause partial avulsion; – a painful non … Read more
– See: – Diff Dx: Hypercalcemia – Diff Dx: HyperPhosphatemia – Approaches To Differential Diagnosis In Musculoskeletal Imaging: Soft Tissue Calcifications – Discussion: – calcium hydroxyapatite can be deposited in periarticular soft tissues or within joints; – in either event the disease may be monoarticular or polyarticular; … Read more
– Discussion: – principle of orthotic management in infantile tibia vara is alteration of abnormal compressive forces so that normal growth will resume & genu varum will be corrected; – patient age: – historically, bracing has been the treatment of choice for a child 14 … Read more
– See: Metatarsalgia: and Running Injuries – Discussion: – functional anatomy: – normal foot during gait will become supple by eversion to allow for wt bearing during heel strike, and will become a rigid lever during push off by heel inversion; – in … Read more
– Discussion: – early dx by postnatal screening w/ Ortolani or Barlow’s Test is essential to detect hip instability or dislocation; – strictly interpreted, the Ortolani sign is the palpable sensation of the gliding of the femoral head in and out of the acetabulum; – femoral … Read more
– Discussion: – results from failure of an anterior acromial ossification center to fuse to the acromial process; – caused by failure of one of three ossification centers; – ossification centers appear at age 15 and should fuse by age 22-25; – subtypes: (from … Read more
– See: Development and Anomalies of the Axis: – Discussion: – dens may be completely absent, hypoplastic, or incompletely fused to body of C2 (lesion called os odontoideum) – the os odontoideum is smaller than the normal dens but size may vary; – the base of the … Read more
– See: – Diff Dx: Posterior Ankle Pain – Fractures of Posterior Talar Process – Discussion: – accessory bone found just posterior to talus (accessory ossification center of the posterior process of the talus); – it may be considered a non united portion of the lateral tubercle; – os trigonum is round, oval, or triangular … Read more
– Types of Orthopaedic Infections: – bacterial / parasite menu: / antibiotic menu – studies: – WBC, ESR, C-reactive Protein, Radioisotope scanning – risk assessment for infection: – risk ractors for infection in TJR; – Methods to Prevent Infection – Addition of … Read more
– Discussion: – properties of antibiotics to cement / properties of vancomycin in cement – THR infections / – TKR Infections – septic arthritis – specific organisms: – gram negative bacilli: – gram negative cocci: – gram positive bacilli: – gram positive cocci – Technique and Dosing: – … Read more