Knee Dislocation is a potentially devastating injury and is often a surgical emergency. This injury requires prompt identification, evaluation with appropriate imaging, and consultation with surgery for definitive treatment. Vascular injury and compartment syndrome are dreaded complications that the clinician should not miss Read More …
Month: May 2020
Knee Pit – Nerve Supply, Muscle Attachment, Functions
Knee Pit/The popliteal fossa (sometimes referred to as the hough or Knee Pit in analogy to the armpit) is a shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint. The bones of the popliteal fossa are the femur and the tibia. Like other flexion surfaces of large joints (groin, armpit, cubital Read More …
Hough Fossa – Nerve Supply, Muscle Attachment, Functions
Hough Fossa/The popliteal fossa (sometimes referred to as the hough or knee pit in analogy to the armpit) is a shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint. The bones of the popliteal fossa are the femur and the tibia. Like other flexion surfaces of large joints (groin, armpit, cubital fossa, and Read More …
Popliteal Fossa – Nerve Supply, Muscle Attachment, Functions
Popliteal Fossa/The popliteal fossa (sometimes referred to as the hough or knee pit in analogy to the armpit) is a shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint. The bones of the popliteal fossa are the femur and the tibia. Like other flexion surfaces of large joints (groin, armpit, cubital fossa, and Read More …
Movements of the Hip – Functions, Nerve Supply
Movements of the Hip/The hip joint is a ball and socket joint that is the point of articulation between the head of the femur and the acetabulum of the pelvis. The joint is a diarthrodial joint with its inherent stability Read More …
Ankle Muscle – Origin, Insertion, Nerve Supply, Functions
Ankle Muscle/Foot Muscle/The foot is an intricate structure of 26 bones, 33 joints, multiple muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics. The bones form two crossing arches of the foot. The muscles acting on the foot can be divided into two distinct groups; Read More …
Foot Muscle – Origin, Insertion, Nerve Supply, Functions
Foot Muscle/The foot is an intricate structure of 26 bones, 33 joints, multiple muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics. The bones form two crossing arches of the foot. The muscles acting on the foot can be divided into two distinct groups; extrinsic Read More …
Lower Leg Muscle – Origin, Insertion, Nerve Supply, Function
Lower Leg Muscle/The foot is an intricate structure of 26 bones, 33 joints, multiple muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics. The bones form two crossing arches of the foot. The muscles acting on the foot can be divided into two distinct groups; Read More …
Calcaneus Fractures – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Calcaneus fractures are rare but potentially debilitating injuries. The calcaneus is one of seven tarsal bones and is part of the hind-foot which includes the calcaneus and the talus. The hindfoot articulates with the tibia and fibula creating the ankle Read More …
C2 C3 Vertebrae Fracture – Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
C2 C3 Vertebrae Fracture/Odontoid Fracture, the odontoid process, or dens, is a superior projecting bony element from the second cervical vertebrae (C2, or the axis). The first cervical vertebrae (atlas) rotates around the odontoid process to provide the largest single Read More …
Hangman’s Fracture – Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Hangman’s Fracture/Odontoid Fracture, the odontoid process, or dens, is a superior projecting bony element from the second cervical vertebrae (C2, or the axis). The first cervical vertebrae (atlas) rotates around the odontoid process to provide the largest single component of Read More …
Type II Odontoid Fracture – Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Type II Odontoid Fracture/Odontoid Fracture, the odontoid process, or dens, is a superior projecting bony element from the second cervical vertebrae (C2, or the axis). The first cervical vertebrae (atlas) rotates around the odontoid process to provide the largest single Read More …