– See: – Arteriography – Foot Reconstuctive Surgery – Microanastomosis – Pharmocological Agents in Vascular Surgery – Initial Wound Care of Open Tibia Fractures – Soft Tissue Coverage Following Tibial Frx: (Tibia Frx) – STSG; – split thickness skin grafts require a … Read more
– See: Co-authored by Edward J. Harvey MD FRCS(C) – Finger Tip Injuries – Phalangeal Injury … Read more
– Discussion: – soleus is a bipiniform (double feather) shaped muscle; – its width encompasses the posterior two thirds of the calf; – it originates from the upper one third of the dorsum & medial surface of the fibula and mid-posterior tibia; – it inserts into the achilles tendon over a 5 cm area just … Read more
– See: limb development – Discussion: – skeleton and skeletal muscle develop from the mesoderm; – thin layer of cells in early embryo located between ectoderm & endoderm & interrupted in midline by notochord; – mesoderm on either side of notochord forms longitudinal mass, paraxial mesoderm; … Read more
– See: – Ligaments of the Wrist – Discussion: – an atomical defect or weak spot in the floor of the carpal tunnel; – it lies at the volar aspect of the proximal capitate, lying between the volar radiocapitate and volar radiotriquetral ligaments (see ligaments); – area expands … Read more
– See: – High Angle Plates – Low Plate Angle – Nail Placement in Femoral Head and Neck – Screw Length – Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures – Discussion: – sliding device w/ screw plate angle closest to combined force … Read more
– Discussion: – osteotomy is made in a manner which leaves the vastus lateralis and gluteus medius muscles are left attached to the osteotomy fragment; – has a lower incidence of abductor dysfunction and proximal migration of trochanter; – presence of an intact vastus helps not only to preserve … Read more
– Discussion: (see ligaments of the wrist and SLD) – three main ligamentous structures which bind the scaphoid to lunate; – volar radioscapholunate ligament (largest); – radiocapitolunate ligament; – scapholunate interosseous ligament (consists of dorsal, proximal, and palmar segments bridging the scaphoid and lunate); – dorsal portion: – 2-3 mm thick with transversely oriented … Read more
– Discussion: – slip of the captial femoral epiphysis occurs with in a narrow window of physiologic maturity of the growing child; – arises from mechanical and constitutional factors; – pts may have underlying endocrine dz (such as hypothyroidism) delayed puberty & bone age; – position of growth plate of proximal femur normally changes from … Read more