The Hip book

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

Longissimus Cervicis

origin: transverse process of the first to fifth thoracic vertebrae; insertion: transverse processes of the 2nd to 6th cervical vertebrae and             sometimes to the atals transverse process; action: acting unilaterally, laterally flexes the neck; acting         bilaterally, extension and hypertension of the neck; nerve supply: posterior … Read more

Intertransversarii

origin and insertion: pairs of small muscles, anterior and posterior, on         each side of the spine joining the transverse processes of         adjacent vertebrae;   they extend from the atlas to the 1st         thoracic vertebrae and from the 10th throracic vertebrae to the   … Read more

Index: Q – R

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