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 Home Contact Us My Account Welcome to Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics. This textbook was derived from a variety of sources, including journal articles, national meetings, lectures, and other textbooks. Under no circumstances should this material supervene the … Read more

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Untitled Document Duke Orthopaedics presents Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics Site Index A – Z Search Site by Word Home Contact Us My Account   Welcome to Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics. This textbook was derived from a variety of sources, including journal articles, national meetings, lectures, and other textbooks. Under no circumstances should this material supervene … Read more

Pectineus

Origin: Superior surface of the pubis, the pectineal line between iliopectineal eminence and tubercle of pubis; Insertion: Pectineal line of femur, from lesser trochanter to linea aspera; Action: Adduction of thigh at hip; Assistance in thigh flexion and controversial as to lateral or medial rotation at the hip; Nerve Supply: Femoral and Obturator nerves, L2, … Read more

Norfloxacin/Noroxin

  – for treatment of complicated and uncomplicated UTI due to a wide variety of pathogens including E. coli Actinomyces israeli Amp, PenG Tetracycline clindamycin Aeromonas hydrophilia FQ Norflox TMP/SMX Bacteroides fragilis Metronidazole clindamycin cefoxitin Borrelia burgdorferi Ceftriaxone Pen G Erythromycin Tetracycline Enterobacter sp. cloacae, Proteus mirabilis, indole positive Proteus sp, P. aeruginosa, Staph aureus, … Read more

ATB Index: C, D

ATB Index: C                                              Carbenicillin                        Cefaclor                        Cefadroxil           … Read more

Wallerian Degeneration

– Discussion:     – arises from severe nerve injury (axonotmesis or neurotmesis)     – characterized by axonal enlargement into an amorphorous mass, breakdown of the axons, and schwann cell ingestion of fragmented              myelin to provide clean endoneural tubes for advancement of regenerating axons;             – axonal sprouting … Read more

Waddel Criteria

– Discussion:     – Waddel determined 5 findings on PE which correlated w/ non organic LBP known as the 5 Waddell criteria;     – he noted that most patients w/ documented organic LBP had one or none of Waddell criteria, and that patients who had 3/5 Waddell           criteria were much more likely have non organic LBP; … Read more