Humerus Articles & Analysis
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A 42-year-old man presented to the doctor with complaints of pain and swelling on his elbow and wrist and decreased range of motion after a fall onto his outstretched right arm. The patient recounted that he slipped and fell onto the icy pavement while shoveling his driveway earlier that day, after which he felt immediate swelling and pain on his right arm. On examination, there was elbow ...
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CASE PLANNING The bilateral upper extremity fractures, the pre-existing contralateral lower limb amputation with loss of the prosthesis, and the patient's need for immediate weight bearing on her right lower extremity were all considerations in proceeding with pelvic ring fixation using two CurvaFix IM Implants. Combined fixation of the anterior ring and the posterior ring provides the greatest ...
With the patient's humeral deformity, a stemmed humeral prosthesis would have been impossible," said Dr Wiater. Additionally, with the location of the deformity, a regular neck cut that is used with any other system would not have worked. We were fortunate to have Catayst's Archer CSR system for this ...
Below are several case studies and testimonials from actual surgeons performing total shoulder arthroplasties using the Archer™ CSR Total Shoulder System. The utilization of the anatomic Archer CSR humeral implant a/lowed for adequate bone stock retention to complete an anatomic transosseous supraspinatus repair and remove all of the patients painful pathology in one procedure. The patient ...
Treatment for shoulder pain Gabi Zeilig, MD, Dept of Neurological Rehabilitation The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Purpose of the study: to test the efficacy of the TerraQuant medical device on shoulder pain resulting from inflammation (OA, Tendonitis, Bursitis). Background: TerraQuant is a unique device which combines low level pulse laser therapy (LLLT), pulsating ...
Shoulder subluxations occur in the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder. This is the area in which the humerus (bone of the upper arm) inserts into the shoulder near the clavicle. The uniqueness of the humerus includes a lack of ligaments, relying on weakened tendons to support the head of the humerus in the shoulder girdle. ...