Ortho Preferred Malpractice Insurance

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Untitled Document Duke Orthopaedics presents Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics Site Index A – Z Search Site by Word Updates Home Contact Us My Account arthritis arthroscopic surgery cranio facial DVT elbow femur foot/Ankle hand hip humerus knee   medications muscles/tendons nerves orthobiologics pelvic radius/Ulna shoulder spine tibia/Fibula   trauma/Fractures Wrist   Medical Topics Lab Tests … Read more

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Untitled Document Fractures Joints Muscles Nerves Trauma Medications Medical Topics Lab Tests Ortho Menu: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Home Select Site —— WWW Search Engines ——- Medline Orthoguide Ortho search Medhunt Yahoo Look Smart … Read more

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Untitled Document Fractures Joints Muscles Nerves Trauma Medications Medical Topics Lab Tests Ortho Menu: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Select Site —— WWW Search Engines ——- Medline Orthoguide Ortho search Medhunt Yahoo Look Smart Infoseek … Read more

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Untitled Document Fractures Joints Muscles Nerves Trauma Medications Medical Topics Lab Tests Ortho Menu: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Home Select Site —— WWW Search Engines ——- Medline Orthoguide Ortho search Medhunt Yahoo Look Smart … Read more

Rotator Cuff Repair Techniques

    – Discussion:         – rotator cuff repair (menu)         – mobilization of rotator cuff         – convergence repair         – restoration of footprint         – knot tying techniques – Considerations for Arthroscopic Repair:          – required steps: there are several steps for arthroscopic cuff repair and each step needs to be optimally performed w/o interfering w/ other steps; … Read more

Primary Flexor Tendon Grafting

– See:       – Excursion, of Tendons       – Staged Flexor Tendon Repair       – Tendon Repair Technique       – Pulley Reconstruction       – Tendon Sheath Anatomy – Anatomy:     – on volar aspect of finger, FDP passes thru FDS to insert on distal phalanx;     – both long flexor tendons … Read more

Partial ACL injury

– See: Natural History of ACL Deficient Knee: – Discussion:     – because failure of ACL occurs first by plastic deformation w/ loss of collagen cross-linking, rupture usually occurs as single fiber-mass             failure rather than sequential fiber failure;     – this probably explains why partial ACL injury is less common than complete rupture; … Read more

Characteristics of Metals and Implants

– Discussion:        – Biomechanics Menu        – Metal Fatigue        – Ultimate Tensile Strength        – Yield Strength:         – Types of Metals:                   – Cobalt Based Alloys                   – Titanium                   – Vitallium                   – Stainless steel         – Combinations of Metals:            – dissimilar metal alloys are used in combination … Read more