– Discussion: – compartment syndromes can occur in the foot as in other parts of body; – mechanism of injury is severe local trauma, & assoc skeletal injury may be minimal; – classic symptoms & signs are progressive pain, numbness in toes, and decreased motion, however, these are the same symptoms … Read more
– See: – Pivot shift – Anterior Cruciate Ligament – Anterolateral Rotatory Instability – Clunk Test – Diagram – Lachman – Losee Test – reverse pivot shift Test – Discussion: … Read more
assistance provided by: B.L. Allen M.D. R. Feurgeson M.D. J.R. Davids M.D. – See: – Medial Release – Posterior Release – Discussion: – one-stage soft-tissue posteromedial release; – as a prerequisite, the forefoot adductus deformity should be passively correctable to neutral, in order to avoid wound healing problems … Read more
– Positioning: – sterile tourniquet; – supine position, hip bump; – foot bump to hold the knee in hyperflexion; – Incision: – inverted L shaped incision; – transverse limb: – is made … Read more
– See: Extra-articular Manifestations – Discussion: – manifests itself in one of three typical forms: – acute hemarthrosis; – subacute hemarthropathy; – chronic hemarthropathy; – severity of hemophilia A depends upon level of factor VIII clotting activity; – severe deficiency: – factor VIII activity level of < 1%; – pt characteristically bleeds into joints or … Read more
– Classification: (Ruedi-Allgower): – type I: pilon Frx – malleolar frx w/ significant axial load at time of injury & therefore large posterior plafond fragments; – type II: pilon Frx – spiral extension frx; … Read more
– See: – Knee Joint Menu: – Arthroscopy of the Degenerative Knee – Osteochondritis Dessicans – Osteoarthritis – Discussion: – described types articular cartilage … Read more
– See: – Bone Tumor Menu and Osteosarcoma Demonstration Project – Discussion: – malignant tumor of bone in which neoplastic osteoid is produced by a proliferating spindle cell stroma; – most common primary malignant bone tumor of mesenchymal derivation; – arises in adolescents, and second or third decade; – … Read more
– Postural clubfoot: – not a true structural deformity; – postural, or mild, club foot is uncommon & is corrected passively w/little difficulty; – Moderate Club Foot; – moderate club foot is fairly supple, a transverse crease is absent, and the heel is easily definable; – most common … Read more
– See: – Total Hip Replacement Menu: – Acetabular Component Revision – Femoral Bone Grafting for THR – Frozen Allograft – Dysplastic Hip – Discussion: – in planning of acetabular reconstruction, major goal is to establish … Read more