Musculoskeletal Key

Anatomy and Clinical Examination Skin is made up of the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layers ( Figure 58.1 ). The epidermis possesses the following appendages: • Eccrine glands • Apocrine…

Acknowledgment: This chapter was previously written by Dr. Andrew Koman and his associates. The author acknowledges Dr. Koman’s scientific approach to the subject and his lifelong body of research into…

Acknowledgment: The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Ayan Gulgonen and Dr. Kagan Ozer, who wrote the chapter on compartment syndrome that appears in the sixth edition of Green’s…

Acknowledgments: The author wishes to recognize the work of previous authors Dr. William Kleinman, Dr. James Strickland, Dr. Neil Salyapongse, and W. P. Andrew Lee for their contributions to Green’s…

Hands are involved in more than 80% of all severe burns. Each hand represents less than 3% of the total body surface area, but nonetheless, the American Burn Association categorizes…

The classification of abnormal, posttraumatic pain is complicated and encompassed in the term complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). The term reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), a descriptor of posttraumatic pain, is…

Occasionally, a patient will have symptoms or physical findings that do not coincide with recognizable disease patterns. The symptoms may be out of proportion to the physical findings, or the…

Acknowledgment: This section on skin grafts was originally a chapter written by Dr. Earl Browne , and much of his writing remains. Skin Grafting The skin is the largest organ…

In contradistinction to a split-thickness or full-thickness skin graft, a flap receives its blood supply independent from the underlying bed on which it is laid. An axial-pattern flap derives its…

Many venomous animals can cause injuries to humans. The injuries are induced by substances called toxins that are produced or stored in the body of these animals and inoculated (i.e.,…