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Hill–Sachs Lesion
A Hill–Sachs lesion, or Hill–Sachs fracture, is a cortical depression in the posterolateral Humeral head, head of the humerus. It results from forceful impaction of the humeral head against the anteroinferior glenoid rim when the Dislocated shoulder, shoulder is dislocated anteriorly. Signs and symptoms Pain while rotating joint bones sounds of rotating bone joints Recurrent dislocation of shoulder Apprehension sign Causes The lesion is associated with anterior Dislocated shoulder, shoulder dislocation. When the humerus is driven from the glenoid cavity, its relatively soft head impacts against the anterior edge of the Glenoid labrum, glenoid. The result is a divot or flattening in the Anatomical terms of location, posterolateral aspect of the humeral head, usually opposite the coracoid process. The mechanism which leads to shoulder dislocation is usually traumatic but can vary, especially if there is history of previous dislocations. Sport, Sports, falls, Seizure, seizures, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthopedics
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (American and British English spelling differences, alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal Physical trauma, trauma, Spinal disease, spine diseases, Sports injury, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors and congenital disorders. Etymology Nicholas Andry coined the word in French as ', derived from the Ancient Greek words ("correct", "straight") and ("child"), and published ''Orthopedie'' (translated as ''Orthopædia: Or the Art of Correcting and Preventing Deformities in Children'') in 1741. The word was Assimilation (linguistics), assimilated into English as ''orthopædics''; the Typographic ligature, ligature ''æ'' was common in that era for ''ae'' in Greek- and Latin-based words. As the name implies, the discipline was initially developed with atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
