There are certain well-known sentences used as a mnemonic to remember the names and arrangement of the 8 carpal bones in 2 rows. She Looks…
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Anatomy
Blood supply of femoral head and neck
Three sources of Blood supply Capsular (retinacular) Foveal (ligament of teres) Intraosseous Vascular arragement of Proximal Femur a. Extracapsular ring (At the base of femoral…
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Column Concept of Acetabulum
2 Column Concept or Principle of Acetabulum (Letournel and Judet) According to this concept, “C” shaped acetabular structure is contained between the limbs of lamda…
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Finger Extensor Apparatus – Simplified
Synonyms: Extensor expansion, Extensor hood, Dorsal expansion, Dorsal hood, Dorsal aponeurosis Components: Extrinsic tendons Intrinsic tendons Soft-tissue stabilizing structures Extrinsic tendon Extensor Digitorum Communis (EDC;…
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Intrinsic Muscles of Hand : Mnemonics
Hand comprises of 10 compartments: Thenar Adductor Hypothenar Palmar interosseous (3) Dorsal interosseous (4) Thenar and Adductor Muscles Thenar and Adductor muscles can be remembered…
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Intrinsic thumb muscles : Tricks to Remember
The muscles of thumb will make 2 compartments – thenar compartment and adductor compartment. Mnemonic: Do it yourself as shown in the image below. Put…
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Cruciate ligaments of Knee : Mnemonics
Mnemonic: Cross your long fingers over the index finger and superimpose this hand over your ipsilateral knee. This will help us to remember the orientation…
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Elbow ligaments : Simplified Anatomy
Lateral collateral ligament complex Restraint to varus and posterolateral rotatory instability. Anatomy is more variable. LCL arises from lateral humeral condyle at a point through…
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