Data Trace Editor – See: Prosthetic Feet: – Discussion: – it is important that the foot gets flat on the floor as quickly as possible after heel strike; – if plantar flexion bumper provides too much resistance at heel strike, the knee may buckle; – SACH foot with a firm heel cushion … Read more
– Discussion: – broad range of forces acts upon the hip joint; – muscles that cross hip joint generate most of the load that it bears; – femoral neck fracture: – distance between the head and shaft of the femur determines the moment arm … Read more
– Above the Level of the Pectoralis: – frx above level of pectoralis allows proximal frag to abduct & rotate internally, owing to action of rotator cuff; – pectoralis has greatest influence on shaft segment & tends to displace it medially and anteriorly; – Above the Deltoid: … Read more
– See: Flexor muscles of the Forearm: – Superficial muscles arise from a common tendon attached to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, and divide into lateral and medial groups; – Lateral three of these muscles: Brachioradialis Extensor … Read more
– See: Claw Toes – Discussion: – in pts who have a rigid cock-up deformity of toe that is present at skeletal maturity, we perform arthrodeses of the proximal and DIP joints, removing wedges of articular cartilage and adjacent bone based dorsally to correct the deformity, shorten the toe, and allow for apposition of osseous surfaces … Read more
– See Lovenox – Discussion: – synthetically manufactured pentasaccharide anticoagulant; – inhibitor of antithrombin (see coagulation cascade); – in contrast to heparins (which inactivate factor Xa and thrombin), fondaparinux only inhibits antithrombin; – dosage: 2.5 mg SQ q24 Effect of low molecular weight heparin (dalteparin) and fondaparinux … Read more
– Diabetic Foot – Treatment Considerations – Syme’s Amputation – Ankle-level amputation. – Chopart Amputations: – The Modified Chopart’s Amputation. – Resurrection of the amputations of Lisfranc and Chopart for diabetic gangrene. – Congenital Chopart amputation. A functional assessment. – Pirogoff: – Pirogoff Amputation for Foot Trauma: An Unusual Amputation Level A … Read more
– Discussion: – pattern of cerebral palsy influences type of foot & ankle deformities; – ankle equinus: – equinovarus: – pes valgus: – equinovalgus deformity: – is more common in children w/ diplegia and spastic quadriplegia; – … Read more
– Indications: – temporary fixation of foot to eliminate ankle & soft tissue motion at frx site may be needed w/ open frx treated w/ external fixators; – patient w/ concurrent head injury or severe soft tissue wounds involving muscles that control ankle or foot motion; – foot inclusion … Read more
– See: Plantar Muscles of the Foot: Origin: between the tendons of the flexor digitorum longus, except the1st, which arises from the middle side of the first tendon of the flexor digitorum longus; Insertion: on the medial side of the proximal phalanx, into the expansions … Read more