– Discussion: – classified pelvic ring injuries simply according to site of injury; – anterior disruption can occur thru either pubic symphysis or pubic rami; – injury may be through the ilium, the SI joint, or the sacrum; – it can involve frx-dislocation of SI joint, which … Read more
– Discussion – principles of treatment are maintenance of ROM & containment of femoral head through the evolution of healing of the epiphysis; – in child > 5 yrs who has more than 1/2 of epiphysis involved, abduction bracing or surgery are methods of treatment currently employed; … Read more
– Discussion: – left thoracic curvatures are uncommon (1-2% of curves) – associatted conditions: (33 % of patients) – occult syrinx; – treatment of the scoliosis without recognition of syringomyelia and Chiari malformation can lead to paraplegia; … Read more
– Discussion: – lathyritic animals are known to have soft, deformed bones, many joint dislocations, and aortic aneurysms; – if the extracellular processes of cross-link formation are inhibited, collagen will remain soluble, which is the case in a disease known as lathyrism. – ingestion of agents called lathyrogens, including b-aminopropionitrile, causes … Read more
– origin: broad aponeurosis that originates on the spinous processesof the lower 6 thoracic and all lumbar vertebrae; posterior crest of ilium, posterior surface of sacrum, lower 3 or 4 ribs, and an attachment of the tip of the scapula; – insertion: flat tendon that twists upon itself to insert into the intertubercular groove of … Read more
– Discussion: – involves impingment of nerve roots lateral to the thecal sac, as they pass thru the neural foramina; – anatomically there is compression from medial aspect of hypertrophic superior articular facet, – often associated with facet joint arthropathy (superior articular process enlargement) and disc disease; … Read more
– Radiographic Findings: – ankle frx: – fibula overlaps posterior aspect of tibia, but posterior tubercle of tibia can still be seen; – posterior subluxation of talus in mortise may be assoc w/ posterior lip frx or posterior talofibular ligament tear; … Read more
– Description: – contour of the scapula projects as the letter Y – downward stem of the Y is projected by body of the scapula; – upper forks are projected by the coracoid process anteriorly and by the spine and acromion posteriorly; – glenoid … Read more
– Discussion: Tibial Plateau Frx Menu – lateral plateau frxs include: – type I fractures – type II fractures – type III fractures – local compression frx which are similar to type iii frx – Surgical Stratedgy: – extensile surgical approach that exposes whole … Read more
– Discussion: – demonstrates the posterior subtalar facet; – foot is passively everted, dorsiflexed and externally rotated 60 deg; – central beam centered 1 inch below tip of medial malleolus with 10 deg cephalic tilt