Medical Malpractice Insurance for orthopaedic surgeons

Femoral Artery

– See:       – Anastomoses of Lower Limb Arteries       – Femoral Arteriogram:       – Lower Limb: anatomy of arteries and bones with 3D pictures and angiographic radiological images – Anatomy:     – common iliac bifurcates at the L5-S1 disc;     – internal iliac:               – courses anterior and adjacent to … Read more

Femoral Arteriogram

– Discussion:     – perform arteriography for any projectile that passes thru anteromedial quadrant of the thigh;     – because of the size of common femoral artery, the femoral arteriogram is the easiest to obtain;     – when placing the Cournand needle in common femoral artery in groin, placement into a tributary must be avoided; … Read more

Femoral Anteversion

– Discussion:     – femoral version is defined as the angular difference between axis of femoral neck and the transcondylar axis of the knee;     – excessive femoral anteversion (medial femoral torsion) is most common cause of in-toeing that first presents in early childhood;     – it is twice as common in girls as … Read more

Femoral Anteversion in Children:

– See: adult femoral and acetabular anteversion – Discussion:     – femoral version is defined as the angular difference between axis of femoral neck and transcondylar axis of the knee;     – excessive femoral anteversion (medial femoral torsion) is most common cause of in-toeing that first presents in early childhood;     – … Read more

FDS Laceration

– See:       – Zone I injuries       – Zone II injuries       – Zone III injuries       – Zone IV and Zone V: – Discussion:      – FDS serves as an isolated activator of middle phalanx;      – function is determined by holding adjacent … Read more

FDP Avulsion/Rupture

    – See: Phalangeal Injury – Mechanism: – results from forceful hyperextension of DIP joint w/ FDP in maximal contraction; – classic examples include pts injured by the sudden jerk of a rope, such as starting a lawnmower or retraining an animal; – tendon may rupture directly from its insertion into bone, or it … Read more

FDA Premarket Approval Granted for DT MedTechs Hintermann Series H3™ Total Ankle Replacement System.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DT MedTech Announces Successful Total Ankle Revision Procedures Using The New Hintermann Series H2™ Tibial Assembly Component and PE Inlay. June 5, 2019 (Baltimore, MD) – DT MedTech, LLC (DTM) announced today that the Hintermann Series H3™ (H3) Total Ankle Replacement (TAR) System has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food … Read more

Fat Pads

– Discussion:     – two fat planes on lateral view & 5 fat planes on PA view are useful for analysis;     – deep fat pad of pronator quadratus (lateral view), which lies between the pronator quadratus muscle and the flexor tendon sheaths, normally forms a slight ventral concave line and is convexly bowed in a ventral … Read more

Fat Embolism Syndrome

– Discussion:     – FES results when embolic marrow fat macroglobules damage small vessel perfusion leading to endothelial damage in pulmonary            capillary beds leading to respiratory failure and ARDS like picture;            – ref: Early-Onset Fat Embolism Syndrome. A Case Report     – risk factors for FES:            – … Read more