Elbow/Forearm
Elbow/Forearm Jeffrey J. Peterson Thomas H. Berquist Laura W. Bancroft ▪ FRACTURES/DISLOCATIONS: DISTAL HUMERAL FRACTURES KEY FACTS Eighty percent of distal humeral fractures occur in children. Fifteen percent of physeal…
Shoulder/Arm
Shoulder/Arm Francesca D. Beaman Jeffrey J. Peterson Thomas H. Berquist ▪ FRACTURES/DISLOCATIONS: PROXIMAL HUMERAL FRACTURES KEY FACTS Fractures of the proximal humerus usually occur in the elderly. Proximal humeral fractures…
Pelvis, Hips, and Thighs
Pelvis, Hips, and Thighs Daniel E. Wessell Jeffrey J. Peterson Thomas H. Berquist ▪ TRAUMA: PELVIC FRACTURES—MINOR KEY FACTS Mechanism of injury—fall or minor trauma Usually older age group Fractures…
Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Joint Jeffrey J. Peterson Thomas H. Berquist ▪ ANATOMY KEY FACTS The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a synovial joint divided by a disc into superior and inferior compartments. The…
Acromioclavicular joint
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings • This joint injury can result from either trauma or overuse in a degenerative shoulder. • Clinically, the joint presents with pain at the end…
Sclerosant therapy
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings • The therapy is used to treat chronic tendinopathy. • Studies on patellar and Achilles tendinopathy have been published. Equipment and drugs Syringe Needle Lidocaine…
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings • Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is used in Achilles tendinosis and in refractory tendinopathies and enthesopathies (plantar fasciitis, greater trochanteric insertion overload and lateral…
Prolotherapy
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings • The therapy is for the treatment of chronic pain by injecting quantities of irritant substances at multiple sites of a ligament, tendon or joint….
