Ortho Oracle - orthopaedic operative atlas

Clinical Manifestations: Hemophilic Arthropathy

– See: Extra-articular Manifestations – Discussion: – manifests itself in one of three typical forms: – acute hemarthrosis; – subacute hemarthropathy; – chronic hemarthropathy; – severity of hemophilia A depends upon level of factor VIII clotting activity; – severe deficiency: – factor VIII activity level of < 1%; – pt characteristically bleeds into joints or … Read more

Clavicle Fractures

– See:  – Clavicular Frx in Children /  Congential Pseudoarthrosis of Clavicle – AC joint / Sternoclavicular Joint Injury / Scapula Fracture – Discussion and Classification – Exam Findings:     – brachial plexus – ref: Injury to the brachial plexus by a fragment of bone after fracture of the clavicle – Radiology:  – Serendipity View – best visualized sitting up … Read more

Classification of Pelvic Fractures:

– Discussion:    – frx of pubic rami & ipsilateral or contralateral to post injury;    – APC: APC-I / APC II / APC III           – open book pelvic injuries;    – Bucholz Classification    – Letournel Classification    – Young Burgess System    – Lateral Compression: LC-I / LC-II / LC-III    – … Read more

Cimetidine/Tagamet

– for PUD, prophylaxis in trauma, burns, surgery;  – Adult: active PUD: 300 mg PO/IV tid-qid, or 400 mg PO bid;  – over 90% of ulcers should heal after 12 wks of therapy – Hosp Prac. 1979  – ulcers which have not healed after 12 wks, probably will not heal w/ H2 Blockers;  – for … Read more

Chondral and Osteochondral Injuries of the Knee

– See: Knee Joint Menu – Discussion: – articular cartilage injury and potential for repair; – rotational forces in direct trauma is the most common cause of injury to the articular cartilage; – in adults, the tidemark zone is the weak link between the overlying cartilage and subchondral bone and therefore shearing injuries most often … Read more

Charcot Changes in the Diabetic Foot and Ankle

 – See: diabetic foot menu – Diabetic Charcot Foot and Ankle: – originally described in the 1860s by the neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot; – may occur w or w/o neuropathic ulceration (mal perforant): – typically appears in 5th and 6th decades; – often occurs in the face of a relatively “normal vascular exam;” – neuropathic ulcerations are … Read more

Cervical Stenosis

– See:       – Cross Table Lateral       – Spondylosis – Discussion:     – risk of spinal cord injury with damage to cervical vertebrae is greater in individuals who have narrow spinal-canal diameters;     – narrow mid-sagittal spinal-canal diameter increases risk of severe neurological injury from spinal frx or … Read more