Lower Limb Amputations
Abstract Knowledge of lower limb amputation surgical approaches and potential postoperative complications is crucial for patient assessment, education, early rehabilitation care, and the prognostication of long-term prosthetic functional enablement. Prosthetic…
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Abstract Thoracic outlet syndrome is a group of distinct disorders resulting from compression of the brachial plexus and/or the subclavian vessels as the structures travel from the thoracic outlet to…
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Abstract Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) occurs when there is some type of pain or decreased functionality of the jaw, either due to pathology within the joint itself (intra-articular) or due…
Upper Limb Amputations
Abstract Upper limb amputations represent 3% of the US amputee population and are devastating occurrences for individuals, with profound functional and vocational consequences. The location of the injury will determine…
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Abstract Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition involving severe, sharp, and stabbing pain in one of the three fifth cranial nerve distributions and is paroxysmal in nature. Red flags for trigeminal…
Central Post-Stroke Pain (Thalamic Pain Syndrome)
Abstract In the early 1900s Dejerine and Roussy first described with pathologic correlation a syndrome of severe unilateral pain following a lesion to the thalamus. Recognition that this syndrome can…
Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome
Abstract Radiation fibrosis syndrome (RFS) is a common impairment seen in cancer patients once he or she has completed radiation therapy for his or her primary malignancy. RFS can affect…
Repetitive Strain Injuries
Abstract Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a diagnosis of exclusion that is important to recognize to provide appropriate management. Many work-related injuries and absences are attributed to repeated microtrauma, significant…
Post-Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome
Abstract Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) is characterized by pain that recurs or persists at the incision site or in the dermatomal distribution of intercostal nerves for longer than two months…
