Tendon Injuries and Tendonitis

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BASICS   I.  STRUCTURE A.  Tendons are strong, dense, uniform connective tissue structures that attach muscles to bones. B.  Consist of long collagen fibrils produced by specialized fibroblasts called tenocytes that are embedded in…

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Pressure Sores

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  I.  PRESSURE SORE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT A.  Definition: Necrosis and ulceration of tissue from pressure B.  Etiology/mechanism 1.  *Tissue ischemia from external pressures exceeding the closing pressure of nutrient capillaries (32 mmHg) for a…

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Malignant Skin and Soft Tissue Lesions

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  I.  SKIN EMBRYOLOGY A.  Epidermis: Ectoderm B.  Dermis: Mesoderm C.  Other cells 1.  Melanocytes: Neural crest 2.  Merkel cells: Neural cells 3.  Langerhans cells: Mesenchymal II.  SKIN HISTOLOGY A.  Epidermis 1.  Keratinocytes a.  Primary cell in epidermis b.  Start in basal layer…

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Breast Disease

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ANATOMY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BREAST   I.  GLAND A.  Boundaries 1.  Superior: Second rib or clavicle 2.  Inferior: Sixth rib 3.  Medial: Sternal edge 4.  Lateral: Midaxillary line, extends into axilla as axillary tail of Spence…

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Rhinoplasty

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  I.  NASAL ANATOMY (FIG. 30-1) A.  Skin: The thickness of nasal skin is a crucial consideration during preoperative analysis 1.  Thickness varies between ethnic populations 2.  Thin skin will readily reveal the underlying structural…

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Cleft Lip

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  I.  OVERVIEW A.  Cleft lip (CL) and cleft lip and palate (CLP) versus cleft palate (CP) only 1.  CL and CLP are the same entity along a morphologic continuum (Fig. 25-1) 2.  “CP only”…

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Hand Infections, Compartment Syndrome, and High-Pressure Injections

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HAND INFECTIONS   I.  GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS A.  Risk factors 1.  Diabetes 2.  IV drug abuse 3.  Immunocompromised state 4.  Alcoholism B.  Most common organisms 1.  *Staphylococcus aureus a.  *80% of all infections b.  Rising incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 2.  Streptococcus…

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