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
– Discussion: – rotator cuff repair (menu) – mobilization of rotator cuff – convergence repair – restoration of footprint – knot tying techniques – Considerations for Arthroscopic Repair: – required steps: there are several steps for arthroscopic cuff repair and each step needs to be optimally performed w/o interfering w/ other steps; … Read more
Septic arthritis of the shoulder in adults [see comments]. Infections: Acute Septic Arthritis in Infancy and Childhood. Gallium scintigraphy for diagnosis of septic arthritis and osteomyelitis in children. Acute septic arthritis in infancy and childhood. 10 years’ experience. Management of septic arthritis in children. The effect of antibiotics on the destruction of cartilage in experimental infectious arthritis. … Read more
Fracture Menu: Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Failure Fasciotomy Fat Embolism Syndrome Femoral Skeletal Traction Femoral Anteversion: Femur Felon Fibroma Fibrocartilage Fibrous Cortical Defect Fibula Fibular hemimelia Fibromatosis Fibrous Dysplasia Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Fibromyalgia Syndrome Fibrous Histiocytoma Fibrosarcoma Fibrosarcoma of Bone Finger Tip Injuries Flaps, Reconstructive Surgery: Flat Foot Flexor Tendon Injuries of the Hand Flourosis Fluid … 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
– Weight bearing: Patients are to remain non-weight bearing for six weeks, followed by six weeks during which they may bear 15 % of their weight on the involved side. The following three months they are allowed to bear 30% of their weight with transition to full unassisted weight bearing at six months. The progression … 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
– See: – Cervical Spondylosis: – SCIWORA Syndrome – Discussion: – are most frequent at C 6-7 level but also occur at C 5-6 & to a lesser extent at C4-5 & other levels; – in relatively younger persons soft disk protrussion is more common … 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