Mnemonic: SACHS GO
1. Spots in macula (Cherry red spots)
2. Ashkenazic jews
3. CNS degeneration
4. Hexosaminidase A enzyme deficiency
5. Storage disorder
6. GM2 ganglioside accumulation
7. Onion skin appearance of lysosomes
Further reading:
Thyroplasty is the cutting and reshaping of thyroid cartilage in various ways. Ishikki classificaiton – 4 types: Type Mnemonic Procedure Indication I M Medialization of cord (Approximation) Adductor palsy II L Lateralization of cord (Expansion) Abductor palsy III S Shortening of cord (Relaxation) Puberphonia IV L Lengthening of cord (Tensioning)…
Special Anatomic Features of Heel Pad Heel pad form an almost fully contained cup-like structure consisting of skin overlying a shell of connective tissue within which fibrous septa ramify throughout the heel connecting the underlying periosteum of the calcaneus to the overlying reticular dermis, thereby anchoring skin to bone. Most…
Synonyms: Connexus intertendinei, Intertendinous connections Plural: Juncturae tendinae Location: Intermetacarpal spaces in dorsum of hand between the extensor digitorum tendons Morphologic types: The usual pattern is that it gets thicker from radial to ulnar side. Type 1: Thin filamentous (square, rhomboidal or triangular) – present only in 2nd metacarpal space…