Ace The Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship Exam

Bones are often thought of as static structures which only offer structural support. However, they truly function as an organ. Like other orga ...

Spinal cord compression can result from a myriad of both atraumatic and traumatic causes. The spinal column, comprised of numerous soft tissue and ...

Knee pain has been reported to limit mobility and impair quality of life in 25% of adults. Ilioti ...

Trigger Finger is a common condition which may cause significant functional impairment. It is a tenosynovitis in the flexor sheaths of the fin ...

The makeup, anatomy, and histology of the pediatric skeletal system is not just a smaller version of the adult form; rather, it is unique in that i ...

Osteofibrous dysplasia (OFD) is a benign fibro-osseous developmental condition of bone which commonly occurs in the cortical bone of the ...

The three muscles that form the gluteal region are gluteus medius, gluteus maximus, and gluteus minimus. The gluteus medius is a muscle lying betwe ...

Tenosynovitis is a broad term describing the inflammation of the fluid-filled synovium within the tendon sheath. It commonly manifests as pain, swe ...

Blunt traumatic injuries are the leading cause of spinal cord injuries in the United States, with an annual incidence of approximately 54 cases per ...

Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) tears are a subset of labral pathology that occurs in acute and chronic/degenerative settings. First d ...

Blockade of the brachial plexus is an effective method for providing anesthesia to the upper limb from the shoulder to the fingertips. There are mu ...

Hypercalciuria is generally considered to be the most common identifiable metabolic risk factor for calcium nephrolithiasis. It also contributes to ...

A wrist sprain is a common injury, particularly in work and athletic environments. An acute wrist sprain is an injury to a ligament often due to an ...

Inherited peripheral neuropathies are a group of disorders that include the hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSN), hereditary motor neur ...

Primary bone cancer (PBC) is a rare malignant tumor of the bone, originating from primitive mesenchymal cells. It accounts for around 0.2% of all m ...

Facet joints are formed by the articulations of the superior and inferior articular processes of adjacent vertebrae. Except for the atlantooccipita ...

Swan neck deformity is characterized by proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint hyperextension and flexion of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint. ...

The vast majority of tumors of the peripheral nervous system arise from the cells of Schwann, rather than from the nerve cells themselves.  Sc ...