Data Trace Editor – See: Metatrophic Dysplasia: – Discussion: – this disorder is frequently confused with metatrophic dysplasia; – characterized by disproportionate short trunk dwarfism, kyphoscliosis, and joint stiffness, and contractures of the hands; – assessment of atlantoaxial instability is essential; – major orthopaedic deformity is limited joint motion and … Read more
– Discussion: – allows access to midtarsal, subtalar, & ankle joints; – disadvantages: – skin may slough about margins of the incision, especially if dislocation of ankle is a part of the case (as in talectomy); – further the peroneal tendons must … Read more
– Discussion: – self limiting avasulcar necrosis of the navicular; – usually unilateral and affects children, most often boys; – onset is at age 4 in boys and age 5 in girls; – navicular is subjected to repetitive compressive forces during wt bearing which may be a … Read more
– patellofemoral joint disese (young female) – periarticular tumor: – Lyme Disease – Hemophilia – Discoid Meniscus – Osteochondritis Desicans – Noncommunicating popliteal cyst
– differential dx of popliteal masses – Tumors of the Distal Femur: – Nonossifying fibroma – Osteosarcoma – Giant Cell Tumor of Bone – Ewing’s sarcoma – Osteochondroma – Chondroblastoma – Chondromyxoid fibroma – Eosinophilic granuloma – Aneurysmal bone cyst – Giant cell sarcoma – Fibrous Histiocytoma – Fibrosarcoma of bone – Desmoplastic fibroma – Gaucher’s … Read more
– See: Ilizarov Technique – Discussion: – advantages: – allows arthrodesis in presence of active infection; – external fixation is adjustable; – allows access to the soft tissues; – leaves no longstanding foreign … Read more
– See: – Rolling and Gliding Mechanism: – Gait: – Discussion: – bones forming joint are femur, tibia, & patella; – two femurs converge toward the knee and each tibia is nearly vertical, femur & tibia meet angle of some 5-12 deg; … Read more
(see also: Physical Exam; Radiographs) ACL Anatomy of the Knee Anteromedial Rotatory Instability Anterolateral Rotatory Instability Arcuate Ligament Complex Arthrofibrosis Arthroscopy of the Knee Arthrodesis Articular Cartilage Baker’s Cyst Bipartite Patella Blood Supply Blount’s Disease Bursitis Capsule Chondral Injuries of the Knee Chondromalacia Diff Dx Discoid Meniscus Dislocations of the Knee Extensor Mechanism Injuries of … Read more
– Discussion: – most of knee capsule is formed by tendons & their expansions; – anteriorly, tendon of Quads, patella & ligamentum patellae, supplemented by expansion of iliotibial band, serve as capsular ligament; – Posterior Capsule: – thin capsule extends from level immediately above the femoral condyles to posterior border of upper tibia; – its central … Read more