Upper extremity
During surgery for this condition, the nerve supply to the thenar muscles may be damaged.
What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
Complications of this fracture include nonunion, AVN, and OA of the hip.
What is a subcapital (femoral neck) fracture?
Pain in the legs in an elderly individual that is relieved with lumbar flexion is likely due to this condition.
What is spinal stenosis?
This is the most common cause of scoliosis.
What is idiopathic?
Fractures of the wrist, femoral neck, vertebral body, and humeral neck and associated with this underlying condition.
What is osteoporosis?
Thickening of the flexor tendon sheath may lead to this condition.
What is trigger finger?
This is the most appropriate initial intervention for a patient with severe uncontrollable pain several hours after closed reduction and casting of a tibia fracture.
What is split the cast down to the skin?
Prone positioning during spine surgery can lead to damage to these upper extremity nerves.
What are ulnar nerves?
This is the best test for diagnosis of a child with a swollen, painful knee joint associated with fever.
What is knee aspiration?
This is the most common primary bone tumor.
What is osteosarcoma?
Swelling over the radial styloid and pain with ulnar deviation of the wrist is indicative of this condition.
What is DeQuervain's tenosynovitis?
This structure provides stability and lubrication to the knee joint.
What is the meniscus?
Bilateral lumbar pars defects are likely to lead to this condition.
What is spondylolisthesis?
Pain and tenderness over the heel in a 12 year old boy.
What is Sever's disease?
In chronic osteomyelitis, this is the term for subperiosteal new bone that forms around dead cortical bone.
What is involucrum?
Normal passive ROM and decreased active ROM is indicative of this shoulder condition.
What is a complete rotator cuff tear?
Pain between the second and third toes with forefoot compression is indicative of this condition.
What is a Morton's (interdigital) neuroma?
L5 sciatica occurs due to a posterolateral disc herniation at this level.
What is L4/5?
A significantly displaced slipped capital femoral epiphysis is associated with this complication.
What is avascular necrosis?
This condition causes chondrocalcinosis and is due to deposition of calcium pyrophosphate.
What is pseudogout?
Hypothenar wasting is associated with damage to this nerve.
What is the ulnar nerve?
This test is positive when the hip does not extend to neutral (hip flexion contracture).
What is a Thomas test?
An absent ankle jerk reflex is associated with injury to this nerve.
What is S1?
This is the most likely diagnosis in a teenager with a limp and decreased ROM of the hip.
What is slipped capital femoral epiphysis?
Laceration of this nerve would lead to absent dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, ankle reflex, and plantar sensation.
What is the sciatic nerve?