– See: SG cath – Technique: – prepare the patient as for subclavian approach; – right side of the neck is preferred for venipuncture for three reasons: – dome of the right lung and pleura is lower than left; – there … Read more
– Discussion: – for diagnosing infectious tenosynovitis; – intense pain accompanies any attempt to extend partly flexed finger; – this is absent in local involvement; – pain will be noted along the course of tendon with extension; … Read more
Joint Topics: Friction and Lubrication Neurogenic joint Open Joint Injuries Septic Joint Specific Joints / Regions: Acromioclavicular Joint Ankle Joint Cervical Spine CMC Joint of Thumb Elbow Joint Foot Hand Hip Joint Knee Joint MP joint Phalangeal Joints Radial Ulnar Joints Sacro-iliac Joint Shoulder joint Spine Sternoclavicular Joint: Sub-Talar Joint Thumb CMC and MP Joints … Read more
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– See: Skin Prep: – Discussion: – 3M™ DuraPrep™ – iodophors need not be removed, since they are less likely to result in skin irration; – iodophors are solutions in which iodine is chemically bound to polyvinylpyrrolidone or a comparable molecule; – they are water soluble, less irritating to skin … Read more
– See: – Dorsal Interossei – Lumbricals: – Palmar Interossei – Hypothenar Eminence: – muscles of hypothenar eminence are abductor, flexor, opponens digiti minimi, & palmaris brevis; – muscles of hypothenar eminence are innervated by ulnar nerve; – Thenar Eminence: … Read more
– See: – Intrinsic Muscles: – Discussion: – results from intrisic stiffness (contracture); – specific causes: – truama: – posttraumatic intrinsic contractures may occur after severe injuries to hand that have resulted in considerable edema or … Read more
– Discussion: – claw hand deformity is manifested by flattening of the transverse metacarpal arch and longitudinal arches, with hyperextension of MCP joints and flexion of the PIP and DIP joints; – deformity is produced by imbalance of the intrinsic & extrinsics; – intrinsic muscles must be markedly weakened or paralyzed to produce claw deformity; … Read more
– Discussion: – as with all femur fractures be sure that a femoral neck fracture is not present; – Operative Technique: – position: – supine with several folded sheets placed underneath the injured thigh and knee; – the injuried thigh must be … Read more
– Discussion: – almost completely bridges radius & ulna from proximal to distal R-U joint – acts as a hinge for rotation of radius about ulna; – fibers run distally in oblique direction from radius and ulna; – central portion thickened in 3.5 cm band; … Read more