– See: Forearm Flexors – Anatomy: – origin: 2 heads from medial epicondyle of humerus & medial border of olecranon; – insertion: palmar surface of pisiform, hamate, and bases of 5th metacarpal; – action: flexes and adducts the hand at the wrist; – synergists: flexor carpi radialis; … Read more
– See: Plantar Muscles of the Foot: Origin: proximal end of the 5th metatarsal bone. Insertion: lateral side of the proximal end of the proximal phalanx of the little toe. Action: Flexes the proximal phalanx of the 5th toe. Nerve Supply: lateral plantar nerve, S1, S2; (See Innerv. Musc. Lower Limb) Synergists: Flexor Digitorum Brevis, FDL, Quadratus Plantae.
origin: hamulus of the hamate bone and flexor retinaculum; insertion: ulnar side of the base of the proximal phalanx of 5th finger; action: flexes 5th digit at the metacarpophalengeal articulation; synergists: FDS, FDP, opponens digiti minimi; nerve supply: ulnar nerve: C8, T1; – Discussion: – flexor brevis digiti minimi lies on volar surface … Read more
– See: – Finger Tip Injuries – Brunner Type Incisions: – The zig-zag volar-digital incision for flexor tendon surgery. – Midaxial Incision: – indications: septic arthritis of IP joints and MP joint of thumb; – site for placing midaxial incision is performed by flexing finger & marking the … Read more
– See: – Phalangeal Injury – Menu – Thumb Defects: – Moberg Flap – Nail Bed Injuries: – if injury damages the distal phalanx, particularly when the damage extends into germinal matrix, the nail will probably be irregular and … Read more
– See: EMG Menu: – Discussions: – fibrillations are action potentials that arise spontaneously from single muscle fibers; – these usually occur rhythmically and are though to be due oscillations of the resting membrane potential in denervated muscles; – are typically biphasic or triphasic waveforms that are distinguished from … Read more
– Anatomy: – arises from posterior divisions of Ventral Rami of L2, L3, L4 – see innerv. musc. lower limb; – passes inferolaterally thru psoas, & then runs between this muscle & iliacus; – it passes over Iliacus muscle to enter thigh underneath the inguinal ligament; … Read more
– See: – Anastomoses of Lower Limb Arteries – Femoral Arteriogram: – Lower Limb: anatomy of arteries and bones with 3D pictures and angiographic radiological images – Anatomy: – common iliac bifurcates at the L5-S1 disc; – internal iliac: – courses anterior and adjacent to … Read more
– Anesthesia: – skeletal traction can be applied under sedation & local anesthesia; – Distal Femoral Pins: – inserted on medial side to avoid injury to femoral artery on pin exist; – flex the knee and thigh on several folded sheets inorder to facilitate pin insertion from the … Read more
– See: – Compartment Syndrome Menu – Compartment Syndromes resulting from Tibial Fractures – Anterior Compartment – Lateral Compartment – Deep Posterior Compartment – Superfical Posterior – Anterolateral Incision: (Two Incision Technique) – anterior & … Read more