Untitled Document Duke Orthopaedics presents Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics Site Index A – Z Search Site by Word Home Contact Us My Account arthritis arthroscopic surgery cranio facial DVT elbow femur foot / Ankle hand hip humerus knee Lab Tests Medical Topics medications muscles / Tendons nerves orthobiologics pelvic radius / Ulna shoulder spine tibia … Read more
– See: – Fracture Dislocations of the Proximal Humerus – Two Part Fractures – Discussion: – most common fracture of proximal humerus; – frx is extracapsular, usually has an adequate blood supply and relatively low incidence of AVN; – in … Read more
– See: – Radial Nerve Discussion – Tendon Transfers for Radial Nerve Palsy – Discussion: – up to 18% of humeral shaft frx have an associated radial nerve palsy; – it occurs most commonly with middle third humeral fractures & in Holstein Lewis fractures; … Read more
– Discussion: – subluxation of the head of radius from its encirclement by annular ligament is a common elbow injury among young children; (nurse maid) – most common prior to age 6 yrs because prior to this age, the radial head is spherical and is composed mainly of cartilage; – mechanism: – subluxation of the … Read more
Open Fractures / Frx Healing Acetabular Fracture Ankle Fractures Barton’s Fracture: Dorsal Barton’s Fracture Volar Barton’s Fracture Bennet’s Fracture Both Bone Forearm Frx Boxer’s Frx Burst Fractures (of spine) Calcaneus, Frx Capitulum Fractures Chauffeur’s Fracture Chance Fracture Clavicle Fracture Colles Fracture Compression Frx (Spinal) Condylar Fractures (of elbow) Coronoid Process Frx Cuboid Frx Den’s Fracture … Read more
– Position: – place patient in a beach chair position w/ torso flexed 45 deg and the knees flexed to 30 deg; – move patient to the edge of the table (operative side), and use a McConnel positioner to prevent the patient from failing off the table; – patient must lie … Read more
– See: – Shoulder Arthrography – MRI – Impingement Radiographic Series: – axillary view: may reveal an Os Acromiale, which is associated w/ impingment; – scapular outlet view – allows assessment of acromial morphology; – examination of cadavera reveal: … Read more
Closed Reduction of Colles Fractures: Comparison of Manual Manipulation and Finger-Trap Traction. A Prospective, Randomized Study Treatment of Reverse Oblique and Transverse Intertrochanteric Fractures with Use of an Intramedullary Nail or a 95° Screw-Plate. A Prospective, Randomized Study Evaluation of the Forearm in Untreated Adult Subjects with Multiple Hereditary Osteochondromatosis Surgical Correction of the Snapping … Read more
– See: Compartment Syndrome – Discussion: – type of forearm ischemic contracture resulting from brachial artery injury usually associated w/ supracondylar frx of humerus; – may see loss of motor & sensory function, however, classic involvment is w/ anterior interosseous branch of median nerve; – pathology: … Read more
– Discussion: – vascular compromise occurs in about 5-20% of children w/ supracondylar frx; – less than 1% will be complicated by compartment syndrome and the resulting sequelae of Volkmann’s contracture; – note that a median nerve palsy, may mask a pending compartment syndrome (because there … Read more