Data Trace Editor – Discussion: – for pts who have severe involvement, w/MP & PIP Joint contractures as well as fixation of palmar skin & involvement of multiple rays; – often transverse incisions are left open (McCash (1964) or are covered w/ a full thickness skin graft; – transverse incision across palm beginning at … Read more
– Discussion: – spinal dura is separated from inner surface of bones forming vertebral canal by epidural space containing fat and a rich plexus of veins; – dural sac continues inferiorly to about middle of 2nd sacral vertebra; – pia mater: – closely attached … Read more
Clinical Signs for DVT exam may be unreliable but positive findings should not be ignored calf tenderness, swelling, fever, & increased pulse rate may be present suggestive exam features for pulmonary embolism sudden decrease in O2 saturation tachypnea, cyanosis, and hypoxia pulmonary consolidation, pleural effusion, wheeze, and cor pulmonale new onset tachydysrhythmia (usually atrial fibrillation) … Read more
– Discussion: – advantages include relatively low cost, efficacy when worn properly, and safety; – disadvantages: compliance is not guaranteed; – if possible, patients should be placed in the intermittent compression stockings, prior to the operative procedure Pneumatic sequential-compression boots compared with aspirin prophylaxis of deep-vein thrombosis after total … Read more
– See: DVT Discussion: – Discussion: – 30-50 % occurance of DVT in trauma pts w/ lower extremity fractures; – preexisting conditions such as heart disease, obesity, carcinoma, diabetes, and hypertension could theoretically push the numbers even higher; – mortality for pulmonary embolism may approach 10%; – ref: … Read more
– See: – DVT: General Discussion: – TKR menu: – Discusion: – prevalence of deep-vein thrombosis after primary total knee arthroplasty has been reported to be higher than that after primary THR; – calf-vein thrombosis in patients treated with total knee arthroplasty … Read more
– See: Surgical Treatment of Dupuytren’s: – Discussion: – originally described by Baron Guillaume Dupuytren in 1831; – ref: Guillaume Dupuytren: His Life and Surgical Contributions – usually appears between age 40 to 60 years; – disease occurs more often and is more severe in males or persons of Northern European Origin; – may be … Read more
Case Example by James R. Urbaniak MD. – Discussion: – regional fasciectomy is the most commonly performed procedure … Read more
MEDIA CONTACT: Jeannie Sarda DT MedTech, LLC 410-494-4994 (Ext. 250) jsarda@datatrace.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DT MedTech Acquires Worldwide Ownership of Hintermann Series of Lower Extremity Replacement and Revision Medical Devices February 29, 2016 (Baltimore, MD) – DT MedTech, LLC (DTMT) announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of ownership of the Hintermann Series … Read more
MEDIA CONTACT: Jeannie Sarda DT MedTech, LLC 877-494-2252 info@dtmedtech.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DT MedTech Assumes Production and Distribution of Hintermann Series™ Lower Extremity Medical Devices April 29, 2016 (Baltimore, MD) – DT MedTech, LLC (DTMT) announced today that on May 1, 2016, it will officially take over all production, sales, and worldwide distribution of the … Read more