RP's Ortho Notes

A Short Guide to Musculoskeletal System Examination

October 8, 2017

History General Examination Local Examination Inspection Attitude Deformity (Alignment) Limb length discrepancy) Swelling Wasting Soft tissue contours Bony contours Skin over the region Palpation Local rise of temperature Tenderness Palpation of bones, joints and soft tissues of the region Movements…

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Flail chest

February 20, 2013

Please note… This is my article published in http://www.orthopaedicprinciples.comhttp://orthopaedicprinciples.com/2013/01/flail-chest/ Thoracic injury is the direct cause of 25% of deaths after trauma and is a contributory factor in another 25% of deaths. Most of these deaths are due to blunt thoracic…

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