Items tagged “illustrations”
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Posterior compartment of the forearm
The forearm is divided into the posterior compartment and the anterior compartment by the deep fascia, lateral intermuscular septum and the interosseous membrane between the ulna and radius.
Muscles
The posterior compartment of the forearm contains 11 muscles, divided into deep and superficia...
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Flexor retinaculum (ankle)
The flexor retinaculum at the ankle is formed by reinforcement of the deep fascia of the leg by transverse collagen bundles and functions to prevent 'bowstringing' of tendons as they pass the tibiotalar joint. It forms the roof of the tarsal tunnel 1-2.
Attachments
medial malleolus of the tibi...
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McBurney point
McBurney point is defined as a point that lies one-third of the distance laterally on a line drawn from the umbilicus to the right anterior superior iliac spine. Classically, it corresponds to the location of the base of the appendix 1.
Clinically, McBurney point is relevant for the elicitation...
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Femoral triangle
The femoral triangle is an anatomical space in the anterior upper thigh that contains several palpable structures.
Gross anatomy
Boundaries
The major boundaries can be recalled with the mnemonic SAIL 1,2:
lateral border: medial border of sartorius
medial border: medial border of adductor lo...
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Chemical element
There are now 118 confirmed chemical elements in the periodic table. A chemical element describes atoms which share the same specific number of protons in their nucleus (atomic number or Z). For example, all atoms of carbon, regardless of their number of electrons (determines ionization) or neut...
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Pain rating scales
There are a number of pain rating scales used by clinicians and researchers to gauge the severity of patients' pain. Commonly used methods:
pain numeric rating scale (NRS/NPRS)
visual analog scale (VAS)
verbal rating scale (VRS)
faces pain scale-revised (FPS-R)
Pain numeric rating scale
Th...
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Craniectomy
A craniectomy is a common neurosurgical procedure in which a portion of the skull is resected, but not put back (cf. craniotomy in which the bone flap is re-attached to the surgical defect) 1. The defect is usually covered over with a skin flap. If the defect is closed by a prosthetic covering t...
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