origin: hamulus of the hamate bone and flexor retinaculum; insertion: ulnar side of the base of the proximal phalanx of 5th finger; action: flexes 5th digit at the metacarpophalengeal articulation; synergists: FDS, FDP, opponens digiti minimi; nerve supply: ulnar nerve: C8, T1; – Discussion: – flexor brevis digiti minimi lies on volar surface … Read more
– See: – Chance Frx: – Fracture Dislocation: – Definition: – flexion distraction injuries may occur thru bone or soft tissue, and they may involve one or several levels; – flexion distraction injuries occur secondary to distractive disruption of posterior & middle columns w/ compression failure … Read more
– See: – TKR Menu – Flexion Contracture of TKR – Flexion Gap / Extension Gap – Joint Line Position – Valgus Deformity / Varus Deformity – Discussion: – first: Malalignment should always be corrected first; – second: soft tissue adjustments which … Read more
– See: – Anterior Subluxation: – Ligamentous Instability: – Discussion: – the flexed view is usually most helpful in detecting ligamentous injury that is not apparent on the neutral view – determines the integrity of the supporting soft tissues and ligaments, as well as the … Read more
– See: boutonniere injury – Discussion: – flexion contracture: – treatment should start with static or dynamic splinting; – in the study by Bruser, et al (1999), a midlateral incision yielded a more normal ROM than a palmar incision; … Read more
– See: TKR Menu – Discussion: – soft tissue component is most frequently a result of of contracture of posterior capsule, but gastrocnemius, hamstrings, and PCL are also frequently involved; – references: – Flexion Contracture Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Risk Factors and Outcomes – Preoperative Considerations: … Read more
– Discussion: – most thoroughly analyzed joint in cerebral palsy has been knee; – most common deformity of the knee involves flexion contractures and decreased range of motion; – early changes: – short stride gait and reduced popliteal angle; … Read more
– See: – Finger Tip Injuries – Brunner Type Incisions: – The zig-zag volar-digital incision for flexor tendon surgery. – Midaxial Incision: – indications: septic arthritis of IP joints and MP joint of thumb; – site for placing midaxial incision is performed by flexing finger & marking the … Read more
– See: – Phalangeal Injury – Menu – Thumb Defects: – Moberg Flap – Nail Bed Injuries: – if injury damages the distal phalanx, particularly when the damage extends into germinal matrix, the nail will probably be irregular and … Read more
Local Tenderness – Nonossifying fibroma – Ewing’s sarcoma: diaphyseal region; ——————— Yes – Aneurysmal bone cyst – Chondroblastoma —————————————– Yes – Desmoplastic fibroma (rare) Soft Tissue – Giant cell tumor – Hemangioma – Lipoma – OsteoLiposarcoma (See Liposarcoma) – Reticulum cell sarcoma – Simple bone cyst – Xanthofibroma Distal fibulectomy for Ewing’s sarcoma. … Read more