JPO Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Journal of Trauma Acta Orthop Orthopedics American Journal of Orthopaedics Injury Orthopaedic Links JBJS Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica American Journal of Orthopedics American Journal of Sports Medicine Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Arthritis Research and Therapy Arthroscopy Arthroskopie Atlas of the Hand Clinics Biomaterials … Read more
– See: – Cervical Spine in JRA – Upper Extremity: JRA – Discussion: – joints may appear worse than they feel; – joint effusion may be only finding; – child may walk on affected joint, despite swelling, warmth, & limitation of motion; – … Read more
– Discussion: – locking hook spinal rod is constructed of extra hard, 316 L stainless; – it is 5 x 7 mm in diameter and threaded at both ends for attachment hook, which are adjusted longitudinally using a pair of nuts; – hooks are rotationally locked to the rod by … Read more
– Discussion: – most common type seen in children & young adults; – occurs in about 5% of the population; – more common in Eskimos; – more common in yound white males involved in hyperextension activities; – most common … Read more
origin and insertion: pairs of small muscles joining the spinous process of adjacent vertebrae, one on each side of the interspinalis ligament; continuous in the cervical region extending from the axis to the 2nd thoracic vertebrae and in the lumbar region from the first lumbar vertebrae to the sacrum; action: extension and hyperextension of the spine; nerve … Read more
– Discussion: – frx occur as a result of a fall – from direct and indirect forces; – occurs along lines between greater and less trochanters; – theoretically extracapsular, however, it is not always possible to distinguish betwee intertroch and basilar femoral neck frx; – extracapsular intertroch frx occur thru cancellous bone, which has an … Read more
– See: – Diskitis – Herniated Disc in the Adult: (discussion and evaluation) – Herniated Disc in the Child: – Structure: – Annulus fibrosus: – Cartilagenous End Plate: – Nucleus pulposus: – Cervical Spine: – see … Read more
(for Discogenic Pain) – Discussion: – performed with the patient prone with arms at the sides; – examiners thumbs finds an interspace and exerts sharp downward pressure seeking a reproduction of pain; – several interspaces are tested to find levels that are not painful for comparison; – if no … Read more
– Discussion: – one of most common knee injuries in children; – most common in children between ages of 8-14 yrs; – usually result from avulsions of anterior intercondylar eminence from pull of ACL; – fragment of tibial spine may be non displaced, or … Read more
– Discussion: – Delivers a preset tidal volume at preset rate – Remainder of patient’s minute ventilation is self generated and is independent of the ventilator; – IMV rate is initally set at the same respiratory rate as the assist control mode and is slowly reduced if the arterial blood gas levels (particularly the PaCO2 … Read more