Data Trace Editor – Spastic Syndrome: – are the most common (70% of cases) and most ammenable to surgery; – due to upper motor neuron involvment – mild to severe motor impairment – characterized by increased muscle tone and hyperreflexia, with slow, restricted movements (because of co contraction of agonist … Read more
Dose (mg) Interval Specificity Acebutolol Atenolol 50-100 daily Cardioselective Esmolol Labetolol 200 bid Metoprolol 50-200 bid … Read more
– Verapamil – Diltiazem – Nifedipine – Nicardipine – Drug Considerations: – Ca-channel blockers are effective & well tolerated; – calcium blockers are recommended to control angina & may reduce incidence of unstable angina in pts with non-Q wave infarctions
– See: – Bone Tumor Menu and Osteosarcoma Demonstration Project – Discussion: – malignant tumor of bone in which neoplastic osteoid is produced by a proliferating spindle cell stroma; – most common primary malignant bone tumor of mesenchymal derivation; – arises in adolescents, and second or third decade; – … Read more
– Postural clubfoot: – not a true structural deformity; – postural, or mild, club foot is uncommon & is corrected passively w/little difficulty; – Moderate Club Foot; – moderate club foot is fairly supple, a transverse crease is absent, and the heel is easily definable; – most common … Read more
– Discussion: – frx of pubic rami & ipsilateral or contralateral to post injury; – APC: APC-I / APC II / APC III – open book pelvic injuries; – Bucholz Classification – Letournel Classification – Young Burgess System – Lateral Compression: LC-I / LC-II / LC-III – … Read more
– Discussion: – segmental defects: – segmental defects are repaired w/ structural grafts; – if sufficient bone is available from iliac crest & shaped to replace absent bone; – central (medial wall absent) – cavitary deficiencies … Read more
– See: – Total Hip Replacement Menu: – Acetabular Component Revision – Femoral Bone Grafting for THR – Frozen Allograft – Dysplastic Hip – Discussion: – in planning of acetabular reconstruction, major goal is to establish … Read more
– Discussion: – circumferential soft-tissue release involving posterior, medial, lateral, and plantar aspects of the foot; – its designed particularly to correct the horizontal subtalar rotation of the calcaneus that is associated with congenital club foot; – because of this, the posterior aspect of the calcaneus not only is … Read more
– See: Chemotherapy Agents: Impact of two cycles of preoperative chemotherapy with intraarterial cisplatin and intravenous doxorubicin on the choice of surgical procedure for high-grade bone sarcomas of the extremities. IIB osteosarcoma. Current management, local control, and survival statistics–Sao Paulo, Brazil. Intraarterial cisplatin in the management of stage IIB osteosarcoma in the pediatric and adolescent … Read more