Basic Sciences
Master critical shoulder neurovascular spaces: quadrangular, triangular & interval. Learn borders, key nerves…
Subclavian artery Left subclavian artery arises directly from the aorta; right subclavian artery arises from …
Osteology: 206 bones in the human skeleton: 80 in the axial skeleton and 126 in the appendicular skeleton Oss…
Nutritional rickets (see Table 1.16 ) Vitamin D–deficiency rickets Rare after addition of vitamin D to milk, …
Shoulder Osteology Scapula Clavicle Spans second through seventh ribs and serves as an attachment for 17 mu…
Anatomy and physiology of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) Neuron (see Fig. 1.49 ) Cell body (metabolic ce…
Conditions of bone mineral density Bone mass is regulated by rates of deposition and withdrawal ( Fig. 1.20 )…
Wrist and Hand Anatomy Osteology ( Fig. 2.8 ) Carpal bones Ossification begins at the capitate (usually prese…
Ligament FIG. 1.44 Tendon and ligament architecture. From Brinker MR, Miller MD: Fundamentals of orthopaedics…
Other periarticular tissue Synovium Loose connective tissue rich in capillaries Lacks a basement membrane; no…
Histologic features of bone Types ( Fig. 1.1 ; Table 1.1) bone: lamellar or mature Immature and pathologic bo…
Macrophage response—follows neutrophil response Initiate inflammatory response in osteolysis or aseptic loose…
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