Index Q: Quadrangular Space Quadriceps Tendon Rupture Q angle Index R: Radial Club Hand: Radial Head Fractures Radial Head Subluxation Radioisotope Scanning Radioulnar Synostosis Radiology of the Musculoskeletal System Radial Head, Excision of Radius … Read more
– See: Total Hip Replacement Menu – Heterotopic Ossification – Discussion: – typically develops on x-ray 3-8 wks postop in pericapsular area of the affected hip joint; – over all incidence is 50% (1/3 of these are clinically significant); – risk factors: … Read more
– PreOp Management: – medical conditions, anesthesia, and timing of surgery – etiology of fracture: – arrhythmia, osteoporosis, pathologic hip fractures, seizure, stroke – ref: Osteoporosis and proximal femoral fractures in the female elderly of Jerusalem. – fall producing a direct … Read more
– Mechanism: ACL Tear: – Physical Exam of ACL Tears: (see knee exam) – Anterior Drawer Test – Anteromedial Rotatory Stability: – Anterolateral Rotatory Instability – Clunk Test – Lachman – Losee Test – Partial ACL – Pivot … Read more
– See: – RU joint subluxation – caput ulna syndrome (rheumatoid arthritis) – Discussion: – both proximal & distal radioulnar joints are synovial joints; – proximal joint lies between the head of radius & radial notch of the ulna; – distal radioulnar joint is … Read more
(see also orthopaedic infections) Discussion an acute phase protein that can be used to follow the course of acute infections; produced in the liver by cytokines – IL-6 it rises and falls faster than the ESR; 10 mg per liter is used as the threshold for total hip infection infection; using this threshold, the sensitivity … Read more
– Discussion: – surgical indications include diabetic neuropathy, osteoarthritis, posttraumatic injury, talar AVN, and RA involving ankle and subtalar joints; – position for pantalar arthrodesis: – 0-5 deg of calcaneus (not equinus) and 5 deg of valgus; – in the report by Chou, et al, the authors … Read more
(see also: Hand Menu; Physical Exam; Radiographs) – Arthroscopy – Arthrography – Aspiration – Arthrodesis – Capitate – Carpal Instability – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – CarpoMetaCarpal Fracture – CMC Arthritis – CMC Instability in the Thumb – CMC Instability in the Metacarpals – Darrach’s Procedure – DeQuervain’s Disease – Distal Radial Fractures – Dorsal Intercalated … Read more
– Hand: Physical Exam Flex Ext R/Dev. U/Dev. Pro Sup Radial-Ulnar Art. 75 70 25 45 60 60 5/5 5/5 2+ … Read more
– Indications: – painful or unstable wrist joint w/ advanced destruction due to OA, RA, post traumatic arthritis, SLAC wrist, spastic flexion contracture, degenerative scaphoid non-union, unsuccessful wrist arthroplasty, and Keinbock’s dz; – this procedure is more beneficial for young, active pts or middle aged pts, but not for elderly pts; … Read more