Jo's Sus Q's
A surgical procedure indicated for spastic equinus where the achilles tendon is advanced and reattached to the calcaneus
What is Murphy's Procedure
What is sesmoidal Arthritis?
This antibiotic has a black box warning for tendon degeneration and rupture
Fluoroquinolones
A diagnosis made when performing the silfverskiold exam where a patients ankle dorsiflexion is limited with the knee extended however when the knee is flexed there is no limitation
What is gastrocnemius equinus?
A pathognomonic sign for calcaneal fractures of lis franc dislocations characterized by bruising along the longitudinal arch
What is Mondor's sign?
An Anticoagulant who's MoA is a direct thrombin inhibitor
What is Pradaxa (Dabigatran)?
These are 5 joint sparing procedures for hallux limitus
What are...
Chilectomy
Moberg – dorsal base wedge of the proximal phalanx
Kessel Bonny – same as moberg with a chilectomy
Waterman/green
Youngswick/Austin – dorsal part of chevron take more – PF met head
Lambrinudi – proximal oblique PF osteotomy
Sagittal Z
Lapidus - if fixated into PF
When the angle between the longitudinal axis of the second metatarsal (representing the longitudinal axis of the metatarsus) and the longitudinal axis of the lesser tarsus is greater than this value it indicates a met adducts deformity.
What is 15 degrees?
The first branch of the lateral plantar nerve, with another common name
What is baxters nerve?
A wound care product who's mechanism is selective cleavage at multiple sites along collagen strands and is selective for the denatured necrotic collagen only
What is Santyl?
This is the only type of first MPJ dislocation based off the JAHASS classification that is irreducible, and characterized by the sesamoids maintaining their attachment to the base of the proximal phalanx.
What is JAHASS Type 1?
This tendon becomes more taut due to increasing the lever arm when performing an Evans calcaneal osteoplasty
What is peroneus longus
performing a Z skin pasty at this angle will result in 25% lengthening of a skin contracture
What is 30 degrees?
The letter E When discussing ABDCE's of malignant skin lesions and risk factors associated stands for this
What is Evolving?
After a tibial sesamoidectomy this complication is quite common
What is Hallux Valgus?
This is the gene that give CA-MRSA more virulence compared to its more resistant counterpart, and that allows the production of a necrotizing cytotoxin
What is the Panton Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) gene?
These are the six nerves that cross the ankle joint
What are...
Saphenous
Tibial
Sural
Intermediate Dorsal Cutaneous
Medial Dorsal Cutaneous
Deep Peroneal
The principle of charcot development surrounding Repeated stress/trauma on a neuropathic/insensate foot.
What is German/Neurotraumatic theory?
This grade of Gustillo Anderson open fractures will warrant treatment with Ancef + Clinda + and an Aminoglycoside
What is Gustillo Anderson type 3?
This is the BEST imaging modality to distinguish between Charcot and Osteomyelitis
What is an Indium 3 phase bone scan/WBC Bone scan
This physiologic law about volume of a gas in closed space helps understand the principles behind how hyperbaric O2 chambers will lead to an increase in Oxygen tension in a patient
What is Boyles Law? P1V1 = P2V2
A classification system used to classify talar body fractures
What is Sneppen classification system?
A once weekly IV infusion used as a out of hospital antibiotic treatment regimen for MRSA
What is DALVANCE?
This is what the letters in ACE wrap stand for
What is All Cotton Elastic?