pH Specific Gravity Blood Glucose Ketones Nitrite/Leukocyte Esterase Protein Pyuria Spot/Random Urine Chem Urine culture Perioperative factors associated with septic arthritis after arthroplasty. Prospective multicenter study of 362 knee and 2,651 hip operations. – prospectively evaluated perioperative factors associated with septic arthritis after 362 knee and 2,651 hip arthroplasties; – preoperative urinary tract … Read more
– Wrist: – exam: flexed & ulnarly deviated – synovectomy: – synovectomy is most indicates before joint changes occur; – flexion deformity: – 30 deg wrist flexion deformity can be treated by serial splinting & casting; … Read more
– Discussion: – distal radioulnar subluxation/dislocation (see TFC Injury) – tear of the lunotriquetral – ulnocarpal impingement syndromes – pisotriquetral osteoarthritis – pisotriquetral loose bodies – subluxation/dislocation of the pisiform – fractures (ulnar styloid Process) – chondromalacia – calcific tendinitis – medial carpal instability – radioulnar arthritis – subluxation of the ECU The ulnar impaction … Read more
– Discussion: – most frequent radiocarpal instability; – the lunate is translocated ulnarly, and therefore is not supported by the radius; – ulnar translationn is also commonly seen in disease such as RA or in Madelung’s deformity; – in RA, may occur along … Read more
– Discussion: – mean ulnar variance is 0.9 mm (range: 4.2 to 2.3 mm); – functional anatomy: – w/ neutral variance, 80% of load is born by radius and 20% by ulna; – 2.5 mm increase in ulnar varience will increase … Read more
– See: – MP joint deformities – Distal Ulna Arthroplasty – Rheumatoid Hand – Anatomical Contributing Factors: (to ulnar drift) – normal mechanical advantage of the ulnar intrinsic muscles – asymmetry & ulnar slope of MC heads of index & middle fingers; – asymmetry of the collateral … Read more
– Discussion: – see: elbow flexion contracture; – indicated for patients w/ loss of motion (out of functional range from 30 to 130 deg) due to anterior and posterior osteophytes; – PreOp Planning and Positioning: – patient is supine w/ bump placed under shoulder, and arm folded across chest; … Read more
(see also: Both Bone Forearm Fracture: / Ulnar Styloid Process) Anatomy radius & ulna lie parallel to each other when forearm is supinated; during pronation radius crosses ulna, rotating on axis that passes from capitulum through the distal end of ulna; ular side of wrist is supported by TFCC, which articulates w/ both lunate and triquetrium; … Read more
– Orthopaedic Infection Menu – bacterial menu – infectious tenosynovitis – diabetic foot infections – hand infections – THR infections – TKR Infections – septic arthritis – necrotizing soft tissue infections: – osteomyelitis (Cierney Classification) – spinal infection / osteomyelitis … Read more
– See: – Tibial Plateau Frx Menu: Bicondylar Fractures and Type V Frx, Type IV Fractures, Total Depression Fracture – Discussion: – frx of medial tibial plateau (see total depression frx): – carries worst prognosis of all tibial plateau fractures; – 2 subsets of injury: … Read more