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Transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap
Transplantation of a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap is a commonly used surgical procedure for breast reconstruction following mastectomy.
An autologous myocutaneous flap consisting of abdominal skin, subcutaneous fat, the rectus abdominis muscle, and adjoining vasculature ...
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Triangular space of cruciate ligaments
Triangular space of cruciate ligaments (TSC) is defined as the potential extrasynovial space between anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments of the knee joint.
Gross anatomy
Boundaries
anteriorly: anterior cruciate ligament
posteriorly: posterior cruciate ligament
inferiorly: tibial plate...
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Perilabral sulcus
The perilabral sulcus is a physiological space between the acetabular labrum and capsule of the hip joint, which inserts next to the base of the labrum and is therefore intra-articular.
Superiorly the capsule's attachment is displaced from the labrum by a few millimeters and thus the sulcus is ...
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Absent patella
An absent patella is a rare finding and can be found with an equally rare set of associations:
surgical removal of patella (patellectomy)
nail patella syndrome 2
popliteal pterygium syndrome
proximal focal femoral deficiency (PFFD)
Meier-Gorlin syndrome 3
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Transverse ligament of the hip
The transverse ligament of the hip bridges the acetabular notch (located anteroinferiorly along the margin of the acetabulum) and joins the two ends of the acetabular labrum, thus forming a complete ring. Beneath it (through the acetabular foramen) pass nutrient vessels which enter the ligamentu...
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Vickers ligament
Vickers ligament is a ligamentous structure connecting the lunate bone and TFCC to the distal radius and is seen in the vast majority of patients with Madelung deformity 1.
Release of this thickened ligament may help in improving symptoms associated with Madelung deformity 2.
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Space of Poirier
The space of Poirier is an area of the palmar wrist capsule, between the radial and ulnar capsular ligaments. It lies in the interval between the capitate and lunate and has poor ligamentous support, hence is associated with perilunate dislocation/instability.
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Matti-Russe procedure
The Matti-Russe procedure involves operative treatment of a non-unified scaphoid fracture by placing a wedge-shaped bone graft from the iliac crest into the scaphoid fracture site, followed by fixation with Kirschner wires (K-wires) 1.
Alternatively the bone graft can be taken from the distal ...
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Talar dislocation
There are many types of talar dislocation given its multiple articulations:
tibiotalar dislocation
subtalar dislocation
total talar dislocation
talonavicular dislocation
Chopart fracture-dislocation
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Boyd amputation
Boyd amputation refers to amputation at the level of the ankle with preservation of the calcaneus and heel pad and consequent fixation of the calcaneus to the tibia. It allows for complete weight bearing and provides both stabilization of the heel pad and suspension for a prosthesis.
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Rheumatoid nodules
The term rheumatoid nodules can either mean
subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules 2 or
rheumatoid lung nodules 1
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Goodman syndrome
Goodman syndrome is a type of acrocephalopolysyndactyly (often considered type IV). It is an extremely rare genetic disorder characterized by marked malformations of the head and face, abnormalities of the hands and feet, and congenital heart disease. The syndrome is inherited as an autosomal re...
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Lytic bone lesion on both sides of joint (mnemonic)
Lesions that can cause a lytic bone lesion on both sides of joint includes :
synovioma
angioma
chondroid lesion
This can be remembered by the mnemonic - SAC
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Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome
Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome refers to the presence of characteristic medial knee pain in the presence of previous medial collateral ligament injury and a Pellegrini-Stieda lesion (most of which are asymptomatic).
History and etymology
It is named after Italian surgeon Augusto Pellegrini (1877-...
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Low endplate signal on T1
Several conditions may give vertebral endplate T1 low signal on MRI. They include:
ankylosing spondylitis
vertebral metastases
disc infection
haemodialysis
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Erosion of superior aspects of ribs (differential)
Differential diagnosis of erosion of the superior aspects of the ribs include:
hyperparathyroidism
rheumatoid arthritis
scleroderma
neurofibromatosis
poliomyelitis
progeria
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Pediatric clavicle abnormalities
The clavicle is a unique bone and as such it often displays unique pathology. The following is an attempt to summarize pediatric clavicle abnormalities.
Pediatric bone tumors and tumor-like lesions of the clavicle
majority of clavicular tumors are malignant
Ewing sarcoma (most common)
osteos...
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Chauveaux–Liet angle
The Chauveaux–Liet angle (CL angle) is represented by the difference between the angle of verticalization (α) and morphologic angle (β) of the calcaneus (CL angle = α − β).
Angle α is the calcaneal pitch angle or angle of verticalization of calcaneus described as the intersection of the baselin...
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Brunelli procedure
Brunelli procedure is a surgical procedure aiming to reconstruct a torn scapholunate ligament by reconnecting the scaphoid and lunate using the flexor carpi radialis tendon 1. In the modified Brunelli technique the tendon is sutured upon itself, thereby preventing the crossing of the distal radi...
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Juxta-articular ganglion cyst
Juxta-articular ganglion cyst refers to a ganglion cyst which abuts an articular surface. They can be located within the bone (intraosseous ganglion cyst) or within the soft tissues (soft tissue ganglion cyst)
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