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Fulcrum Test for Femoral Stress Fracture

The fulcrum test evaluates for femoral stress fractures.
The examiner places one
Fulcrum Test for ... Femoral Stress ... Fracture The fulcrum ... evaluates for femoral ... #Test #Femoral
Hip X-ray anatomy - Normal AP
- Shenton's line is formed by the medial edge of the
medial edge of the femoral ... fractured neck of femur ... Line #Acetabulum #Femoral
Femoral Nerve Block under POCUS

Here's a femoral nerve block that was done on a 2-year-old with
Femoral Nerve Block ... POCUS Here's a femoral ... year-old with a femur ... twitter.com/EM_RESUS #Femoral
Osteosarcoma 
Most common primary malignant bone tumor in children 
Most Common Sites of Involvement:
1. Distal femur
Distal femur 2 ... Middle and proximal femur ... injury • Systemic symptoms
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... Impaction force from femoral ... bone from the femoral ... lateral hip Signs/Symptoms ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Orthopedic Platings, Nails and Screws
Bohler’s Stirrup: U shaped device to hold a Steinmann pin and applying
Broad – humerus, femur ... in distal end femur ... Double angled – femoral ... fracture with calcar femorale ... with non union of femoral
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Giant Cell (Temporal ... Complications Signs/Symptoms ... palpation - Temporal ... Stroke or TIA-like symptoms ... Complications #Signs #Symptoms
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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injury of Lateral Femoral ... paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... sensory nerve, thus symptoms ... mass Sensory Symptoms
Log Roll for Femoral Fracture

With the patient supine a femoral log roll, internally and externally rotating
Log Roll for Femoral ... patient supine a femoral ... assess for possible femur ... #Log #Roll #Femoral ... #Femur #Fracture
Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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Temporal (Giant ... Constitutional symptoms ... vision loss #Temporal