Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 28.1 (a) Components of the “clamp jaw movement” as three-dimensional overall movement of the ankle and subtalar joint as eversion and inversion. (b) Functional-anatomical classification of the foot (From…

Fracture type Internal fixation performed (%) Type A 55 3.9 Type B 25 37.3 Type C 20 54.3 Complex trauma 12 57.5 + Acetabular fracture 15  Concomitant injuries Head 40…

Fig. 15.1 In the classification of Anderson and Montesano [2], three types are discerned: Type 1 Impacted condyle fractures, Type 2 Condyle fractures with fractures of the subcranium, Type 3…

Fig. 14.1 Deep laceration wound of the hand with injury of thenar muscles Severe bruising (tissue contusion) Avulsions (with traction injury) (Fig. 14.2) Fig. 14.2 Degloving injury of the hand…

Fig. 21.1 Small child with femoral shaft fracture in Bardenheuer traction Both legs are undressed. The skin is cleaned and degreased with disinfectant or ether. Adhesive tape, in which a…

Fig. 29.1 Distribution of fracture frequency of fractures of the long bones in children (n = 678) (Taken from: Kindertraumatologie Marzi; Publisher: Steinkopff) Statistically significant focuses are observed in three constellations. Firstly,…

Fig. 24.1 Classification of knee instabilities In recent years, the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to treat knee ligament injuries have changed. New imaging methods, such as three-dimensional reconstructions of CT…

and Hans-Christoph Pape2 (1) Department of Traumatology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, Aachen, 52074, Germany` (2) Department of Traumatology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen, 52074, Germany    …

Fig. 22.1 (a) A 47-year-old female was caught between two cars, with crushing injury of the left thigh (IIIb open 33.A3 with bone loss). On day 1, the patient underwent…

Fig. 13.1 The articular end of the radius slopes in an ulnar and palmar direction. The carpus will thus have a natural tendency to slide in an ulnar direction, resisted…