Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 11.1 (a) Gas gangrene involving the entire lower extremity of the young male patient who died of sepsis shortly after hip disarticulation. (b) X-rays show gas in the soft…

Fig. 22.1 (a) AP x-ray of a posterior dislocation of the left hip with fracture of the posterior wall. (b) Postreduction x-rays show concentric reduction of femoral head, but the…

Fig. 19.1 (a) X-rays of an open posteromedial elbow dislocation. (b) The exposed median nerve tented over the trochlea Physical therapy will improve the final results, but many patients either…

Fig. 20.1 Useful active or passive exercises to teach a patient and his family after hand or wrist injury for ROM and edema reduction. (a) Fully extend MP and IP…

Fig. 35.1 Father and son with clubfoot. The father never had treatment, while his son had an early posteromedial soft tissue release complicated by relapse of equinovarus All neglected or…

Fig. 18.1 Anatomy of the superior shoulder suspensory ring Treatment of this injury is controversial, but fractures with minimal displacement, <5 mm in the scapula and up to 10 mm…

Fig. 29.1 Natural history of pediatric hematogenous osteomyelitis of the tibial metaphysis. (a) The infection begins in the metaphysis, forming an intraosseous abscess that (b) decompresses through the thin metaphyseal…

Fig. 25.1 (a) Normal lateral C-spine X-ray showing anterior spinal line, posterior spinal line, and spinolaminar line. (b) C-spine X-ray after trauma. Note break in posterior spinal line indicating C4–C5…

Fig. 44.1 (a) X-ray of GSW of the knee and (b) metal pellets and plastic casing retrieved only after the second debridement because of insufficient initial incisions. (Courtesy of Tomoaki…

Fig. 9.1 Patients arrive at the hospital or clinic by many different means. (a) This patient was picked up on an unlit street after being run over in Kabul. His…