Ollier’s disease
Maffucci syndrome
Caspases (Pro-apoptotics) Initiator caspases: Executioner caspases: 3 and 7 Pro-apoptotic genes Mnemonic: “B” followed by a vowel Anti-apoptotic genes Mnemonic: Contains “L” or “XL” Other: Inhibitor of Apoptosis (XIAP) How all these genes and molecules work together to complete apoptosis? Find it here.
Definition: The fracture-dislocation at the base of the fifth metacarpal analogous to Bennett’s fracture of the thumb Mechanism of injury: Muscle pull and displacement: Consequences of unreduced fracture-dislocation: Possible associations: X-ray views: Treatment: 1. Closed reduction and internal fixation with K-wires 2. Open reduction and internal fixation with K-wires or…
Classification Stage/Type Pott’s spine (Kumar’s) Pott’s paraplegia (Tuli) Hip and Knee Hip (Shanmugasundaram) I Predestructive (Straightening, spasm, hyperemia) Negligible (Objective plantar extensor response or ankle clonus) Synovitis (ROM 75-100%/Haziness, rarefaction)– Hip: FAbER, Apparent lengthening Normal (C) II Early destructive (Diminished space, paradiscal erosion, K<10) Mild (Subjective neuro-deficit but walks with…