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Gross Anatomy Clinical Coorelates
Gross Anatomy Clinical Coorelates
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08/30/2010

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Term
Shingles
Definition
Infection by varicella-zooster virus (second manifestation). Affects a single dermatome. Extremely painful.
Term
Dupuytrens fibromatosis
Definition
Palmar fascia becomes thickened and nodular
Term
Low Ulnar Nerve Dysfunction
Definition
Ring and pinkie fingers extremely hyperplastic.
Term
Saggital band rupture
Definition
Tear radial string. Long finger abducts to side.
Term
Mallet finger
Definition
Tear in terminal slip of EDI. Finger drops at distal IP joint. Also called baseball finger or dropped finger.
Term
Lunotriquetral coalition
Definition
Failure to separate lunate and tripuetrum carpal bones.
Term
Kienbocks Disease
Definition
Lunate bone lost blood supply. Treatment is to remove triquetrum, lunate, and scaphoid. Hamate falls down into lunate fossa to form new joint.
Term
Scapholunate acute tear
Definition
gap between scaphoid and lunate enlarged. messes up proximal and distal rows.
Term
Fasciotomy
Definition
Relieving pressure in a muscle compartment by cutting through the fascia.
Term
Open fracture
Definition
When a broken bone penetrates the skin. It is unlikely to get an open fracture at the clavicle b/c the superior surface is covered superficially by the cutaneous platysma muscle.
Term
Winged scapula
Definition
Serratus anterior is paralyzed.
Term
3 degree AC separation
Definition
Acromioclavicular ligament is torn.
Term
Gamekeeper's thumb
Definition
tear of ulnar collateral ligament of thumb. no secure grip
Term
Caudal block
Definition
an injection of medicine in the sacral hiatus to decrease pain after lower-abdominal or groin-area surgery.
Term
Posteolateral IV disc herniation
Definition
normally occurs with flexion of vertebral colum. Have thicker anulus fibrosus on ant. and post. sides, but thinner anulus fibrosus lateral to this. Flexion causes the nucleus pulposus to move more posteriorly, and it can tear through the anulus fibrosis and compress teh spinal column, most likely on the posterolateral sides. Herniation resulting in spinal nerve compression most likely in sacral and first lumbar region (L4-5, L5-S1).
Term
kyphosis
Definition
bent or hump backed due to accenuated t-curve.
Term
lordosis
Definition
swayback due to accentuated l-curve
Term
hemivertebra
Definition
vertebra develop only on one side, rare cause of scoliosis.
Term
spina bifida meningocele
Definition
bulge of CSF only
Term
spina bifida myelomeningocele
Definition
bulge of CSF and part of spinal cord
Term
spondylolysis
Definition
degeneration of an articulating part of a vertebrate
Term
spondylolisthesis
Definition
forward movement of one lumbar vertebrate upon another or the sacrum.
Term
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Definition
Obstruction of the superior thoracic aperture.
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