Musculoskeletal Key

CRITICAL POINTS ▪ A functional and stable elbow allows for the complex motions of flexion and extension and pronation–supination necessary for daily life. ▪ The functional range of motion of…

CRITICAL POINTS Valgus Instability ▪ Valgus instability is due to attenuation or rupture of the anterior bundle of the medial collateral ligament. ▪ Symptomatic medial collateral ligament injury is almost…

CRITICAL POINTS ▪ The hand can assume almost countless positions and postures that allow it to perform numerous functions and manipulations. ▪ The muscles of the hand permit it to…

To view a companion video on this topic, please access ExpertConsult.com . CRITICAL POINTS ▪ The upper quarter screen is appropriate when the diagnosis is unclear or when there is…

CRITICAL POINTS ▪ The purpose of this chapter is to present the surface anatomy of the upper extremity that is most relevant and useful to the clinician. ▪ The upper…

Many professional groups use biofeedback for neuromotor rehabilitation, autonomic regulation, psychotherapeutic treatment, pain management, and treatment of vascular problems. In recent years, insurance reimbursement for biofeedback as a separate billing…

CRITICAL POINTS Anatomy ▪ Bones: Two rows ▪ Ligaments: Dorsal, palmar, intercarpal ▪ Membranes: Scapholunate and triquetrolunate ▪ Pedicles: Radioscapholunate Normal Kinetics ▪ Proximal row moves as a unit ▪…

Management of the child who has sustained an injury or undergone surgery to the upper extremity poses a unique challenge to the surgeon-therapist-patient team. Most upper extremity surgery and reconstruction…

The goal of tendon transfer operations is to restore balance to a hand after one or more of its muscles have been paralyzed or destroyed. In so doing, the surgeon…

Splinting the hand with a peripheral-nerve injury is both easy and difficult. The ease of splinting results from the readily recognizable and often identical deformities. Therefore, unlike many other hand…