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REBEL Core Cast 77.0 – Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis
Take Home Points Think about flexor tenosynovitis in a patient with atraumatic finger pain. They may have any combination of these signs: Tenderness along the course of the flexor tendon Symmetrical swelling of the finger – often called the sausage …
REBEL Core Cast 70.0 – Open Fractures
Take Home Points: Prioritize ABCs and systematic evaluation of the trauma patient with an open fracture as one third of these patients have multiple injuries Assess neurovascular status and immediately reduce and immobilize if compromised Give appropriate antibiotics as soon …
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Definition: Syndrome characterized by dysfunction of multiple lumbar and sacral nerve roots in the lumbar vertebral canal due to compression Anatomy The spinal cord terminates in the conus medullaris at the T12/L1 vertebral body in adults Cauda equina Collection of …