🦴 Orthopedic Bay

πŸ‘‹ Hand

July 15, 2024
Short Case, Examination
Hand, Wrist, Fingers

Hand # Pointing index Mallet finger Wasting of small muscles Wrist drop Wrist lumps ganglion Claw hand CTS De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis Principles of hand examination # Principles include includes inspection palpation Feel Move Range of movement Ease of movement Inspection invisible scars over common surgical sites contour of the hand discoloration and sinuses. Also check muscle wasting, Thenar eminence Hypothenar eminence dorsal side of hand the muscle bulk between metacarpal bones which is interosseous muscle Palpation. ...

πŸ’ Ortho Other

July 15, 2024
Short Case, Examination

Other ortho shortcases # Forearm lumps Tendon injuries - Achilles heel Myositis ossificans Nerve injuries Osteosarcoma / bone tumour POP cast Colles/ AK POP Volkmann’s ischaemic contracture External fixator Complicated fracture POP