Allied anatomy

22/09/2022

✋🖐️ Common hand swellings

* May arise from any tissue in the hand
- skin, subcutaneous fat
- muscle, nerves, vessels
- tendon, bone and cartilage

*Most are benign, asymptomatic and may not require surgical intervention.
However if diagnosis is in doubt, or malignancy is suspected, early referral is essential.

*Ganglions, cysts, giant cell tumours of the tendon sheath, and swellings associated with arthropathy comprise the majority of lesions.

08/05/2022

Listen! Here are some features of a subjective interview that may lead you to think hip OA.

Positive LR: This tells you how much to increase the probability of having a disease, given a positive test result.

28/04/2022

Orthopedic tests for the SIJ

How useful are they?

I found myself researching this after a discussion with a colleague yesterday.

Most clinicians learn a few pain provocation tests for the SIJ at uni and early in their career.

But they don't realise that these tests are not enough to rule in or diagnose SIJ related pain.

These tests just are not specific enough to the sacroiliac joint.

Attention should be focused on key features of the subjective exam such as pain nature, aggregating activities and medical history.

After this information is analysed, then the orthopedic tests may the useful.

24/04/2022

It is easily forgotten how robust and resilient the vertebral column.

Intervertebral discs should be thought of as more than just dividers between vertebrae, but as living adaptable force transducers.

Source: Explain Pain, Second Edition, by Butler and Mosely

18/01/2022

When assessing for vertebral alignment- look no further that the 4 radiographic parallel lines.

1. Anterior cortical or vertebral line: anterior portion of vertebral bodies and connection point of the anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL).

2. Posterior cortical or vertebral line: posterior portion of vertebral bodies and connection point of the posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL).

3. Spinolaminar line: posterior margin of the spinal canal and line of ligamenta flava.

4. Posterior spinous line: tips of the spinous processes or line of the supraspinous ligament.

15/01/2022

Pondering ankle ligament tests over a nice glass of Shiraz (omg please sponsor me) at .

Answer this:
Miss A has just rolled her ankle running to catch the train. She was wearing high ankle heels and may have had a few glasses (bottles) of wine that night. It was an inversion mechanism. You have 3 minutes for physical assessment before her train arrives. Which test do you do and in which order ?

07/11/2021

I was asked for book recommendations the other day and feel like I couldn't give my best answer on the spot.

After some thought here's a list of books I'd recommend to anyone curious.

Top choice goes to Range by David Epstein. 👍

11/10/2021

A demo of the foot ligaments on a nice anatomy model. There are loads of ligaments, but it's an adrenaline rush if you watch this in 2x speed!

10/10/2021

Made the most of the rainy Sunday afternnon. Here's quick demonstration of the foot bones and joints. Enjoy!

Hi everyone, in this video I talk you through the bones and ligaments of the foot using an anatomical model. I provide 3 views- anterior, medial and lateral ...

05/10/2021

Had a knee model with me for a few days so thought .
Let me know what you think, or not, then you can just expect more of the same!
If there's a topic you want covered I am open to suggestions and eager to help y'all get in touch with anatomy.

Hi guys, In this video I quickly show you the major ligaments of the knee joint and also point out a few key bony features. Hopefully it's a quick-ish recap ...

15/09/2021

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07/09/2021

New video on the osteology of the pelvis and sacrum.
This is something I always need to review before teaching- so for anyone who needs a relatively detail reviewed of the pelvis this is the video for you! I use an bone model and a few different angles to try to show you form many viewpoints.

Hi everyone, in this video I take your through the main osteology features of the pelvis. I have included images of anatomical models from multiple angles so...