– See: Wound Management Menu / Dressings.org – Optimization of Wound Dressing: – purpose of a dressing is to protect the wound from diseccation and prevent postoperative contamination; – normal dry skin contains up 10 to 1000 bacteria per gram of tissue while skin in exposed and moist areas contains up … Read more
– Trauma Management: – damage control resusitation – ref: Damage-Control Orthopedics Versus Early Total Care in the Treatment of Borderline High-Energy Pelvic Fractures – fluid management – hypotension is associated with an increased risk of mortality, ARDS, and multiple organ failure; – IV access is secured with at least … Read more
– Discussion: – consequences of anterior instability include Bankart lesion, Hill Sachs lesion, erosion of the anterior glenoid, loose body formation, and stretching of the joint capsule; – features: – degree of trauma involved – distinguish between traumatic dislocations and recurrent … Read more
– See: TKR Menu: (Function and Activity after TKR) – Natural History of Painful TKR: – references: – Pain and Depression Influence Outcome 5 Years after Knee Replacement Surgery. – Impact of Psychological Distress on Pain and Function Following Knee Arthroplasty – Potential Causes of TKR failure: – early failures: … Read more
– Trauma Workup – assessment of perfusion: damage control orthopaedics – timing of surgery in orthopaedic patients with brain injury – surgical timing and prevention of pulmonary complications in patients with femur frx – PreOp Planning for IM Nailing: (IM Nailing Technique) – Fracture Classification – Open Femur Frx – Comminuted Frx – Proximal Frx – … Read more
– See: Trauma Menu – Discussion: – note that with acetabular fracture associated with major trauma that there will be 50% chance of at least one other major injury; – neuro and head injury (see Glasgow) – abdominal and chest injury (pulmonary … Read more
– See: brachial plexus – Discussion: – hx: persistant pain > 6 months: (poor prognosis); – diff dx: – breast cancer (lower plexus and painful) – radiation therapy (upper plexus and painless) – … Read more
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Long-Term Results of Treatment of Fractures of the Medial Humeral Epicondyle in Children Operative Treatment of Interdigital Neuroma. A Long-Term Follow-up Study The Effects of Tibial Rotation on Posterior Translation in Knees in Which the Posterior Cruciate Ligament Has Been Cut Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Prospective, … Read more
– microvascular thrombotic process which results in skin necrosis; – occurs in patients with partial deficiency of protein C within the 1st 1-2 days of warfarin therapy
– Discussion: – exhibit stress / strain behavior that is time-rate dependent, and varies w/ the material, that is a function of the material’s internal friction; – visoelastic materials are stiffer and stronger at high strain rates than at low strain rates; – for example in bone-ligament … Read more