– Discussion: – see: femoral non unions / osteomyelitis – three types of infection: – infection of the soft tissues; – infection of the fracture site – infection of the entire marrow cavity:(rare but serious and may require AKA); – infection usually develops with in 3 weeks of IM nailing; – look for continuous deep thrombing pain, which … Read more
– See: tibial fracture menu and infection menu – Discussion: – by definition involves a tibia fracture infection that has gone on to non union; – by definition, infected non union is a Cierney IV osteomyelitis, meaning that the fracture is unstable before and after the debridement; – infected non union … Read more
– See: TKR menu, work up of the painful knee, and prevention of infection and infected THR; – Diagnosis: – early dx of an infected prosthesis requires a high index of suspicion. – infection may cause only knee pain, persistent effusion, or early painless loosening, or more obvious signs, including inflammation, drainage, and sepsis; – classification: (ref: … Read more
Sacrum Salter Harris Classification Salter Osteotomy Sarcoidosis Sauve-Kapandji Scapholunate Dissociation Scapholunate Advanced Collapsed Scaphoid frx Scleroderma Scheuermann’s Kyphosis Scoliosis Screws Scurvy Seever’s Disease: Septic Arthritis Sequestrum Sesamoid Bones Shin Splints Shoulder Sickle Cell Anemia Simple Bone Cyst/(Unicameral) Sindig-Larsen-Johanssen disease Skew Foot: Skin Prep SLAP Lesion Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Slipped Vertebral Apophysis Soft Tissue Tumors … Read more
Index: J Joints Jugular Vein – central venous catheter approach Jumper’s Knee Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Juxtacortical Chondroma Index: K Keller Procedure Keratan Sulfate … Read more
Muscles Macrodactyly Madelung’s Deformity MRI Discussion Malignant Fibrous histiocytoma Malignant Hyperthermia Malignant Melanoma Mallet Finger Mallet Toe Marfan’s Syndrome Martin Gruber Anastomosis Mastocytosis McBride Procedure Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Melanoma Meniscii / Meniscal Injury Merchant technique Meralgia Paresthetica Metabolic Bone Diseases Metals – Characteristics Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia Metastatic Carcinoma: Metatarsalgia: Metatarsus Adductus Metastasis to Bone Methylmethacrylate … Read more
– Index N: Nerves Nail Bed Injuries Nail Patella Syndrome Natatory Ligament Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections Nerve Neuroblastoma Neuro Exam Neurofibroma / Neurofibromatosis Neurolemoma Neuroma … Read more
Gait Gamekeeper’s thumb Ganglion cyst Gaucher’s Disease Genu Varum Giant Cell Tumor of Bone Glasgow Coma Scale Glomus Tumor Glycosaminoglycan Gout Grafts, bone Greenstick Fracture Grice Arthrodesis Gustilo Classification Guyon’s Tunnel Gun Shot Wounds Index: H Halo Collar Hallux Valgus Hallux Rigidus Hammer Toes Hand Menu Head Injury Hemangioma Hemarthrosis of Knee Hemiarthroplasty Hemochromatosis Henoch … Read more
– Discussion: – mark out base of 5th metatarsal and tip of lateral malleolus; – select point halfway between the two and make an oblique incision which parallels subtalar joint line over sinus tarsi; (see Ollier Incision); – avoid the sural nerve which lies 1-2 cm beneath … Read more
– See: Sacral Sparing: – Definition: – complete cord injury implies unequivocal absence of motor or sensory function distal to injury in absence of spinal shock; – w/ complete injuries, an improvement of one nerve root level can be expected in 80% of patients, and approximately 20% will recover 2 … Read more