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Childhood Arthritic Conditions

Considerations for the Child with Joint Swelling, Limited Motion, and Pain synovial fluid exam polyarthralgia: polyarticular JRA (symmetric polyarthralgia); pauciarticular leukemia hemophilia lyme disease acute rheumatic fever septic arthritis incidious / chronic presentation of joint arthralgias: periarticular tumor oseoid osteoma pauciarticular JRA polyarticular JRA seronegative arthritides osteochondroses (LCP, osgood-schlatter dz) slipped capital femoral epiphysis lyme … Read more

Bone Topics

Bone Healing Bone Circulation Bone Bridge Formation Bone multicellular units Bone Tumors Cancellous Bone Circumferential Grouth Development of Bone from a Cartilage Model Epiphyseal Plate Bone Grafts Haversian System Hydroxyapatite crystals Inorganic Constituents of Bone Longitudinal Growth Microscopic structure Mineralization of Bone Non Union Remodeling of Bone Renal Disease: effects on bone Resorption Steroid induced … Read more

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)

(see also: Spondyloarthropathies) Discussion affects young men (ages 15 to 25 years), but may also begin in middle-aged men; disease is often more severe when it occurs early in life; disease characterized by insidious onset of pain and stiffness in lower back associated w/ gradual loss of spinal mobility; illness may cause inflammation in uveal tract … Read more

Adult: Differential Diagnosis

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

Ankle Joint Menu

Ankle Fractures Type A Type B Type C Ankle Equinus Deformity Achilles Tendon Rupture Achilles Tendinitis Anatomy: Ankle Joint Ankle Arthrodesis Ankle Arthroscopy Anterior Impingement Snydrome of the Ankle Blair Fusion Brostrom Procedure Deltoid Ligament Examination of the Ankle Haglund’s Deformity Ligaments anterior talofibular ligament calcaneofibular ligament posterior talofibular ligament Medial Malleolus Fractures Osteochondral Lesions … Read more

Fractures of the Radius and Ulna Menu

Types of Radius/Ulna Fractures: Both Bone Fractures: Fractures of the Adult Ulna Pediatric Forearm Fractures: Pediatric Both Bone Forearm Fractures Pediatric Ulnar Fracture Green Stick Frx Distal Ulnar Physeal Fractures Monteggia’s Fracture in the child, it is essential to have 3 views of the elbow: (AP, lateral, and oblique) before a Monteggia frx can be … Read more

Fractures of the Humerus Menu

Anterior Approach to Humerus Anterior Approach to Shoulder Arteries of the Upper Limb Blood Supply to the Humerus Classification of Proximal Humeral Fractures Condylar Fractures Distal Humeral Fractures Holstein Lewis Fractures Humerus Humeral Shaft Fracture Non Union of Humeral Fractures Pediatric Humeral Frx Posterior Approach to Shoulder Posterior Approach to Humerus Posterolateral Approach to the Distal … Read more

Section 1, Chapter 1: Anatomy of the Lumbar Intervertebral Discs

Erfanul Saker and R. Shane Tubbs INTRODUCTION One of the major public health problems affecting Western industrialized societies is back pain, causing more global disability than any other condition worldwide.1 It places an enormous socioeconomic burden on the individual and health care system due to costs related to loss in working hours as well as … Read more

Section 1, Chapter 2: The Ligaments of the Lumbar Vertebrae

Lydia Jones and R. Shane Tubbs INTRODUCTION As with the other regions of the spine, the lumbar vertebrae rely on a robust collection of soft tissues to maintain their structural integrity during load bearing and movement. Of these soft tissues, the lumbar vertebral ligaments play a very important role. These highly specialized structures allow for … Read more

Section 1, Chapter 3: Anatomy of the Lumbar Nerves

Jaspreet Johal and R. Shane Tubbs* OVERVIEW There are many nerves that serve the lumbar region. The spinal cord terminates in this area as the conus medullaris (Fig. 3-1), which in most individuals is located between the L1 and L2 vertebrae. Within the spinal dura mater, the spinal cord and its dorsal and ventral rootlets … Read more