Rosenhek states that once diagnosed with a Tommy John injury, a doctor performs surgery (3). Around the area of the elbow, the patient's arm is opened. Holes are inserted to house a new tendon. This process usually occurs in the humerus bone or the ulna bone in the elbow.…
Thirty two patients had sustained an UCL avulsion fracture and nineteen patients sustained an UCL rupture. For the patients with an UCL rupture the surgical technique used consisted of, the surgeon drilled into the proximal and distal insertion sites for the UCL ligament using a 2.5 mm bit to construct the tunnel for the free tendon graft, for sixteen patients the palmaris longus tendon was used as the graft and for three patients the split flexor carpi radialis tendon was used, that was used in the procedure. The surgeon then used passing sutures to put both ends of the graft through the tunnel with about 1 cm of the graft in each tunnel. To stabilize the free graft tendon endings in each tunnel the surgeon placed 3 mm bioabsorbable suture anchors in the tunnels and placed them through the graft and tied them off.…
Kala Farmer English 1101 Online Levi Wright, Instructor Proper Instructions of a Blood Draw It’s very important to follow the proper steps in a blood draw for both the safety of the patient and medical personnel. First, the blood draw or venipuncture is the puncture of a vein with a needle to collect a blood sample. The proper steps of a blood draw are as follows.…
Splinting is very difficult, because it has to be very comfortable for the patient. After a couple difficult attempts, he was able to successfully create a proper splint on my forearm, which I was able to keep for personal…
The Army incorporated the use of the Combat Application Tourniquet. This a small and lightweight one-handed tourniquet extremely effective on extremities in controlling hemorrhage. The U. S. Army developed the Kaolin combat gauze pad dressing that promotes coagulation reducing hemorrhaging.…
On 03/08/2018 and 03/22/2018 at 0745, I (Officer Molly Harvey) attended a lab entitled “Impression Evidence”. This lab session was held at the Des Moines Area Community College (D.M.A.C.C.), Ankeny campus, in Building 3W, classroom 02. The presentation was conducted by DMACC Criminal Justice professor Steve Martin. The lab started out with a presentation called Impression Evidence Lab, the powerpoint can be located in my casefile.…
Piriformis Syndrome With Rehab Piriformis syndrome is a condition that can cause pain and numbness in your buttocks and down the back of your leg. Piriformis syndrome happens when the small muscle that connects the base of your spine to your hip (piriformis muscle) presses on the nerve that runs down the back of your leg (sciatic nerve). The piriformis muscle helps your hip rotate and helps bring your leg back and out. It also helps shift your weight while you are walking to keep you stable. The sciatic nerve runs under or through the piriformis.…
At first we can start putting some small bandages, but then we need to go deeply and try to fix the roots of the…
Extra measures should be taken for grade 2 and 3 strains. Crutches might be needed to…
Imagine what it would be like to be told you would never be able to partake in the sport you loved again. If athletes with torn anterior cruciate ligaments do not follow a strict rehabilitation plan, that could be the case for them. In most scenarios, a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament is highly repairable; however, if the steps in the rehabilitation process are not followed closely and carefully, it could easily lead to further injury and a longer recovery process. An athlete never pictures themselves taking one step wrong and ending it for months by tearing their ACL; however, even the slightest off-step can rupture the ACL.…
With this being done the surgeon can place the metal piece where it fits. The cement base is used to hold this in place. The patella is then replaced, and any adjustments that may be needed are done. Before the incision is closed the surgeon will flex, bend, and extend then knee to…
The mean Pirani score at 1st visit was 5.21 points and became 2.1 points after the last manipulation cast (pre-tenotomy) , 1.05 points at the final follow up. There was significant improvement of Pirani score from 1st visit and through the stages of treatment up to the final follow up. There was statistically significant relation between the mean Pirani score at 1st visit and that at the final follow up( P = 0.002 ). At the end of follow up;The results of all feet were as follows: 43/45 feet were good (95 %), 2/45 feet were bad (5 %)…
Dr. Malik was happy with the progress of the wound. The dressing will be Bacitracin and gauze daily. The right arm weeps occasionally and is very fluid filled. The right leg was wrapped in gauze due to drainage. This will continue as needed.…
Wrist Splint, Adult A wrist splint is a device that keeps your wrist from moving. A splint supports your wrist like a cast, but it is more flexible. It can be removed or loosened. The supporting part of a splint does not completely surround your wrist.…
They placed a plate and four screws in it to mend the bones back together. I spent almost all summer trying to get my ankle into football playing condition. Stretching it and doing running exercises with it to get my muscle mass back into my leg that I lost from wearing…