General Abdominal Surgery
GENERAL ABDOMINAL SURGERY CASE 1: Splenic Flexure Syndrome Setting: Office CC: “My stomach hurts.” VS: Stable HPI: A 27-year-old woman corporate executive presents with severe abdominal pain of 6 months’…
Postoperative Complications
POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS CASE 1: Wind Setting: SICU CC: Fever VS: BP, 156/80 mm Hg; R, 20 breaths/min; P,111 beats/min; T, 101.1°F HPI: A 45-year-old woman undergoes a bilateral knee replacement…
Cardiovascular System
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM CASE 1: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Setting: Office CC: Well visit VS: Stable HPI: A 66-year-old man presents to the office for a well visit. He has no complaints…
Distal Humerus Fractures
FIGURE 27-1 A: Radiographs of a markedly displaced supracondylar humerus fracture. The medial metaphyseal spike of the proximal fragment is tenting the skin (B), and presumably the neurovascular bundle (NVB)…
Distal Radius and Carpal Fractures
FIGURE 34-1 A: Radiographs of mildly displaced scaphoid fracture that occurred 2 months before. B: CT scan confirms mild humpback deformity, fracture with minor cystic changes. CLINICAL QUESTIONS Do nondisplaced…
Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy: Shoulder Reconstruction
FIGURE 21-1 The return of internal rotator strength before ER muscle activity leads to an imbalance about the glenohumeral joint. This can progress to deformity and dislocation. FIGURE 21-2 The…
Benign Lesions of the Upper Limb
FIGURE 49-1 Anteroposterior radiograph of the proximal humerus depicting a pathologic fracture through a UBC. Note is made of the characteristic “fallen fragment” sign. CLINICAL QUESTIONS What is a unicameral…
Lateral Condyle Fractures
FIGURE 28-1 Radiographs show a displaced type III lateral condylar humerus fracture. CLINICAL QUESTIONS How are humeral lateral condylar fractures classified? What are the associated injuries? What radiographs are most…
Traumatic Tendon Injuries
FIGURE 38-1 The anatomy of the FDS and FDP tendons. FIGURE 38-2 Schematic diagram of the annular and cruciate pulley system. The extensor apparatus is more complex and elegant in…
