THE WRIST AND HAND
Applied Anatomy THE HAND ( ) The hand is the chief sensory organ of touch and is uniquely adapted for grasping. The radial side of the hand performs a pinch…
THE SHOULDER
Applied Anatomy Shoulder movements are a synthesis of motion at four articulations: sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular, glenohumeral, and scapulothoracic. STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT The sternoclavicular (SC) joint is a spheroidal joint between the medial…
THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT
Applied Anatomy The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is an articulation between the mandibular condyle and both the mandibular (glenoid) fossa and the articular eminence (tubercle) of the temporal bone ( Figure…
PRINCIPLES OF JOINT AND PERIARTICULAR ASPIRATIONS AND INJECTIONS
Indications for Aspiration and Injection of Joints and Periarticular Lesions Aspiration and injection of joints and periarticular synovium-lined cavities (bursae and tendon sheaths) and injection of soft-tissue lesions (entheses, tendinitis,…
ANATOMY OF JOINTS, GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, AND PRINCIPLES OF JOINT EXAMINATION
Applied Anatomy TYPES OF JOINTS Skeletal joints, the sites of articulation between one bone or cartilage and another, are generally of three types: fibrous joints (skull-type sutures), cartilaginous and fibrocartilaginous…
Plain Radiography and Advanced Imaging of Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease and of Arthropathy Associated With Basic Calcium Phosphate Crystal Deposition
Key Points • Cartilage calcification (chondrocalcinosis) can occur in both fibrocartilage and hyaline cartilage. Fibrocartilaginous calcifications are most common in the menisci of the knee, triangular fibrocartilage of the wrist,…
Plain Radiography and Advanced Imaging of Gout
Key Points • Radiography is the main imaging modality for evaluation of progression of gout, but there is a 5- to 10-year latent period between first clinical symptoms and the…
Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Crystal Deposition Disease
Key Points • Assessment of nephrolithiasis, cholecystolithiasis, and ureteral calcified concrements has been the main indication for ultrasound in internal medicine. Ultrasound can detect uric acid–containing kidney stones that would…
