– See: – Herniated Disc in the Child: – Intervertebral Discs: – Anatomy: – disc herniation may vary in severity from disc protrussion to disc extrusion, to finally disc sequestration; – disc containment: – w/ a contained disc herniation, the … Read more
– Myelopathy: Diff Dx: – Myopathic Disorders – Stroke / TIA; – Multiple Sclerosis – Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – Thoracic Outlet Syndrome; – Pancoast Tumors – Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy – Brachial Neuritis (upper & lower motor neurons, sensation is Nl); – Spinal Cord Tumor … Read more
– See: – Amputation of the Finger and Hand: – Pharmocological Agents in Vascular Surgery: – Second Toe Transfer: – Thumb Defects: – Indications for Replantation: – Thumb amputation – Multiple digit amputations – Metacarpal amputation … Read more
– Discussion: – glenohumeral arthritis; – look for the characteristic osteophyte at the inferior aspect of the humeral head; – nerve palsy: – w/ atrophy of both the supraspinatus and infraspinatus, consider obtaining an MRI of the shoulder, to evaluate for space … Read more
– Differential Dx: – Brachial Plexus Injury – Brachial Neuritis – Instability – anterior – posterior – multidirectional – Biceps Tendonitis – Avascular Necrosis of the Humeral Head – Degenerative Osteoarthrosis … Read more
– Systemic conditions: (may mimic ulnar entrapment syndrome at elbow) – Syringomyelia – Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – Entrapment of the ulnar nerve distally at the wrist (Guyon’s canal) – Snapping Elbow Syndrome: – syndrome which has yet to be fully described, in which … Read more
– see carpal tunnel syndrome – Overuse Syndromes: – include muscle pain, tendinitis, fibrositis, epicondylitis, & psychological conditions that may contribute to disability; – Vascular Pathology – Anatomic Diff Dx: – Cervical Root Impingement – combination of nerve entrapment & radiculopathy (C6-C7) is not uncommon … Read more
– Landmarks: – one can palpate proximally in the snuff box radial styloid and, in mid third, the waist and distal third of the scaphoid; – at the distal end of the snuff box the STT joint is identified; – elliptical bony prominence at base of thenar muscles, consisting … Read more
– Age: – Back Pain in the Child: – Younger Adults: – ankylosing spondylitis (see spondyloarthropathies) – disc disease: – spondylothisthesis – metabolic bone disease – indicated by … Read more
– See: Diff Dx of Shoulder Pain – Diff Dx: – C5-C6 lesion – suprascapular nerve palsy – biceps tendon rupture – biceps tendonitis – calcific tendinitis: – traumatic tear of