Ortho Oracle - orthopaedic operative atlas

Arterial Development of the Limbs

(See also: Adult Upper Limb Arteries) Discussion: Upper Limb Development subclavian artery projects into the early upper limb bud & forms subclavian-axillary-brachial  trunk; its distal portion becomes interosseous artery that initially supplies plexus of arteries in the primitive hand; branch of trunk artery, median artery, temporarily replaces interosseous artery in supplying the hand; subsequently, ulnar … Read more

AP of Shoulder: in the scapular plane

– See:       – Anterior Dislocation       – Posterior Dislocations: – Discussion:     – note: w/ true AP of shoulder there should be no overlap of the humerus over the glenoid; – Greater Tuberosity and Acromio Humeral Interval;     – AP in ext. rot. brings greater tuberosity into clear … Read more

AO Classification (Muller)

– A: Extra-articular (Transverse) – B: Unicondylar fracture        – subdivided into lateral condyle sagittal, and medial condyle saggital and coronal;        – deforming forces: gastrocnemius        – of special importance is B III (Coronal or Hoffa fracture), where only soft tissue attachment is the posterior capsule, that behaves  … Read more

Anterior Oblique Bundle of the MCL

– Discussion:      – strong and well-defined, arise from antero-inferior surface of medial epicondyle and inserts at the sublimis tubercle, adjacent to the joint              surface;      – primary constraint to valgus instability;             – in flexion, MCL provides 54% of valgus stability;             … Read more

Anterior Approach to the Radial Shaft: (Henry)

– See:        – Anterolateral Approach to Forearm        – Forearm Flexors        – Plating Techniques        – Radial Shaft Fractures: Discussion – Discussion:      – anterior approach of Henry utilizes interval between brachioradialis (radial nerve) & pronator teres (or FCR distally, which are innervated by the median nerve);      – … Read more

Anconeus

  origin: posterior surface of lateral epicondyle of humerus; insertion: lateral side of olecranon process and posterior surface of proximal portion of ulna; action: extension and pronation of the forearm at the elbow; nerve supply: radial, C5, C6; synergist: triceps brachii The aconeus muscle flap: its anatomy and clinical application.

Anatomy of Femur

– See: Arterial supply to Femur – Embryology of Proximal Femur: – upper end consists of head, neck, & greater & lesser trochanters at junction of the neck with the body; – develops from 4 separate ossification centers; – head forms roughly two-thirds of sphere whose surface is articular  except for fovea capitis femoris where … Read more