Data Trace Editor – See: – Amputation of the Finger and Hand: – Pharmocological Agents in Vascular Surgery: – Second Toe Transfer: – Thumb Defects: – Indications for Replantation: – Thumb amputation – Multiple digit amputations – Metacarpal amputation … Read more
– Occult Neoplasm: – Multiple myeloma
– Discussion: – glenohumeral arthritis; – look for the characteristic osteophyte at the inferior aspect of the humeral head; – nerve palsy: – w/ atrophy of both the supraspinatus and infraspinatus, consider obtaining an MRI of the shoulder, to evaluate for space … Read more
– Avascular Necrosis – Congenital angulation shortening – Congenital coxa vara – Congenital short femur – DDH – Diaphyseal fractures – Hemiatrophy – Hemiparetic cerebral palsy – Hemiatrophy (anisomelia) – Hemihypertrophy: – Hemangioma – Neurofibromatosis – Lipomatosis – Lymphangioma – Infantile septic arthritis of the hip – Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: – Legg-Perthes disease – … Read more
– See: Transient Osteoporosis: Disorder Serum Ca Serum Phos Serum AP Urine Osteoporosis Normal Normal Normal Normal Ca Osteomalacia ” ” ” Low Ca … Read more
– Differential Diagnosis: – vascular lesions: – location of ulcerations/lesions may be helpful in determining etiology of the lesions; – gangrene secondary to ischemia/arterial insufficiency will usually start at the most distal part of the extremity; – neuropathic lesions tend to … Read more
– Diff Dx: – SLE – Psoriatic Arthritis – Ankylosing Spondylitis – Mixed Connenctive Tissue Diseases – Reiter’s Syndrome – Polymyalgia – Sjogren’s syndrome – Crystal deposition disease – Septic Arthritis – Tuberculous Arthritis (“monoarticular … Read more
– Differential Dx: – Brachial Plexus Injury – Brachial Neuritis – Instability – anterior – posterior – multidirectional – Biceps Tendonitis – Avascular Necrosis of the Humeral Head – Degenerative Osteoarthrosis … Read more
Acromegaly: Ankylosing Spondylitis: Avascular Necrosis: Gaucher’s Disease: Hemochromatosis: Hemophilia Hypermobility Syndrome: this is an arthropathy associated with joint laxity; it is autosomal dominant associated with joint laxity; some of these are associated w/ DDH, but others present no particular surgical problems other than the fact that the surgical scar tends to spread and become broad; associated … Read more
– Specific Causes: – loss of estrogen: – in most women there is a rapid increase in bone loss after menopause; – this probably results from primarily by loss of estrogen; – however, all postmenopausal women have lost … Read more