CHAPTER 4
Orthopedics
Kim Fredericksen, MD
Evaluation of Orthopedic Injuries 194
Injuries to the Upper Extremities 195
DIGITS 195
HANDINJURIES 197
WRISTINJURIES 198
FOREARMINJURIES 202
ELBOWINJURIES 205
HUMERUSINJURIES 207
SHOULDERINJURIES 208Injuries to the Lower Extremities 212
KNEE ANDLOWERLEGINJURIES 212
LIGAMENTOUS ANDMENISCALINJURIES OF THEKNEE 215
ANKLEINJURIES 218
FOOTINJURIES 220
PSEUDO-JONESFRACTURE 223Osteomyelitis 223
Disorders of the Spine 225
LOWBACKPAIN 225
CAUDAEQUINASYNDROME 226Joint Abnormalities 227
ARTHRITIS 227
SACROILIITIS 229Rhabdomyolysis 230
Overuse Syndromes 231
BURSITIS 231
CARPALTUNNELSYNDROME 232
PLANTARFASCIITIS 233Soft-Tissue Infections 233
FELON 233
PARONYCHIA 234
FLEXORTENOSYNOVITIS 235