– Discussion: – characterized by weakness (upper > lower extremity); – ataxic broad based suffling gait, sensory changes; – rarely urinary retention; – anatomy of compression: – anterior cord compression —- protruding disc or posterior osteophytes; – … Read more
– Discussion: – disorder of spinal cord development/closure or secondary rupture of developing cord secondary to hydrocephalus; – term myelodysplasia includes: – spina bifida occulta – meningocele: sac without neural elements protruding through defect; – myelomeningocele; … Read more
– Discussion: – rare disease usually found in association with occult neoplasms of the lung or other organs; – defect lies in the release of acetylcholine from prejunctional axon terminals; – main danger to patients is the manifestation of the underlying neoplasm; – Clinical Findings: – fluctuating weakness … Read more
erythromycin Tetracycline – Signs and Symptoms of: – HA – Malaise – Fever – Cough (bothersome) – Rales, Rhonchi, Wheezes – Consolidation rare; – Significant CXR features: Unilateral Broncho Pneumonia; – Isolation of M. Pneumonia from Sputum or a 4 … Read more
– Myopathic Disorders – Muscle Fiber Types – Biochemistry of Skeletal Muscle Contraction: – Muscle Contraction: – Depolarization – Metabolic Sequence – Calcium Regulation of Muscle Contraction – Histology of Skeletal Muscle – Chemistry of Skeletal Muscle – Muscle Cramps – Extra … Read more
– Discussion: – derives from lateral cord (C5, C6): – musculocutaneous nerve passes through coracobrachialis; between biceps & brachialis, & becomes lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve at elbow; – it has only muscular branches above elbow & only sensory branches below; – lesion of this nerve produces weakness of … Read more
– See: Muscle Menu – Two Major Fiber Types: type I and type II fibers; – in lower mammals and other animals, muscles are generally composed entirely type I or type II fibers; – human muscle is made up of a mixture of type I and type II fibers; – … Read more
– a series of pairs of muscles of small muscles extending the full length of the spine just superficial to the rotators and each spanning 2 or 3 intervertebral spaces before inserting; origin: posterior surface of the sacrum, the dorsal end of the iliac crest, the transverse processes of the lumbar and the thoracic vertebrae and the … Read more
ORIF of Calcaneal Frx Using Lateral Approach: – Preoperative Planning: – Surgical Stratedgy: – pt in true lateral position – J or L approach w/ subperiosteal dissection off lateral wall, including calcaneo-fibular ligament (sural nerve in flap); – extension from tuberosity to calcaneo-cuboid (watch peroneals) – reduction of critical angle of Gissane/ anterior process to … Read more
– Discussion: – MRI findings in normal subjects (from Boden-SD) – note that there is a 29% prevalence of disc herniation in asymtomatic individuals; – patients less than 60 years of age: – 20 per … Read more