Anesthesia Key

Abstract Spinal stenosis is the result of congenital or acquired narrowing of the spinal canal. It occurs most commonly at the L5 vertebral level, with women affected more commonly than…

Abstract Tennis leg is the term applied to acute injury of the musculotendinous unit of the gastrocnemius muscle. This injury occurs most commonly following an acute, forceful push-off with the…

Abstract Arthritis of the hip is commonly encountered in clinical practice. The hip joint is susceptible to the development of arthritis from various conditions that have the ability to damage…

Abstract Baker’s cyst is the result of an abnormal accumulation of synovial fluid in the medial aspect of the popliteal fossa. Often, a tear of the medial meniscus or tendinitis…

Abstract Patients with snapping hip syndrome experience a snapping sensation in the lateral hip associated with sudden, sharp pain in the area of the greater trochanter. The snapping sensation and…

Abstract The pes anserine bursa lies beneath the pes anserine tendon, which is the insertional tendon of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinous muscles on the medial side of the tibia….

Abstract Almost all patients who undergo amputation experience the often painful and distressing sensation that the absent body part is still present. The cause of this phenomenon is not fully…

Abstract The deep infrapatellar bursa lies between the patellar ligament and the tibia. This bursa may exist as a single bursal sac or, in some patients, as a multisegmented series…

Abstract The common peroneal nerve, also known as the common fibular nerve, is commonly entrapped or compressed as it crosses the head of the fibula; it is known as cross…

Abstract Osgood-Schlatter disease is characterized by anterior knee pain that is exacerbated by stress on the quadriceps mechanism and by direct pressure on the tibial tuberosity. Although the disease can…