Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Orthopaedics References and Discussions for Physicians

Editor-in-Chief: Clifford R. Wheeless III, MD

Managing Editors: James A. Nunley, II, MD and James R. Urbaniak, MD

Our online textbook, presented by Duke University Medical Center’s Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, in conjunction with Data Trace Internet Publishing, LLC, is a true head to toe, comprehensive discussion of orthopaedic topics.

With thousands of pages in an easy-to-read outline format, accompanied by countless explanatory photos, drawings, radiological images, and videos, Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics is the premier website for the industrious orthopaedic physician.

This dynamic website is continually updated by experts in their fields. Links to pertinent journal article abstracts and additional, helpful websites provide students, educators, practicing orthopaedists, and patients with valuable medical information.

Simply click on a particular section of the skeleton (to the right) for easy access to our compendium of information, or find specific topics through alphabetical or keyword searches (see search box above).

Cross friction massage therapy: to do or not to do?

Two very nice articles related to cross friction massage therapy. I strongly suggest that you read them and then make your on decision on whether and how to use this massage technique:

http://www.physio-pedia.com/Cross_friction_massage

http://saveyourself.ca/articles/frictions.php

Enjoy them and always try to be evidence based practitioner..!

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Regional interdependence in treatment of the elbow

Regional Interdependence

• Treatment directed at one area of the body to elicit changes in another.
• In addition to treatment directed at the elbow, patients with elbow pain may benefit from treatment directed at the cervical or thoracic spines, and/or wrist.

Examination 

• Differential diagnosis for Lateral Epicondylalgia can be done through Elbow Examination
• Prior to performing interventions directed at the spine, appropriate examination and safety screens should be performed.

• Cervical Examination and screen for Red Flags
• Vertebral Artery Test
• Transverse Ligament Stress Test
• Tests for Cervical Instability
• Thoracic Examination 

Read more here for intervention methods and techniques.

Clinical Bottom Line 

Incorporating manual therapy directed at the cervical spine, thoracic spine, cervico-thoracic junction, wrist, and carpals appear to provide benefits for patients with lateral epicondylalgia, cubital tunnel syndrome, and nerve entrapment. Clinicians may consider these interventions in addition to treatment directed only at the elbow. More specific information can be found in the references below.

Pioneering implant revives legs of paralysed men

11:42 08 April 2014 by Andy Coghlan

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They can't quite walk. Yet. But four wheelchair-bound men who until recently were completely paralysed below the waist can now move their legs and toes and even lift up to 100 kilograms with their legs. Their spinal cords have been reawakened by electrical implants that revive the flow of information between limbs and brain. Such feats would previously have been unthinkable in people with spinal cord injuries.

"We think it's a very large milestone," says Claudia Angeli of the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the University of Louisville. "There's not been anything like this, and no hope previously for the most severely injured patients, so this is a very important step forward for them."

Read the rest on NewScientist.

Neuroscience Online, the Open-Access Neuroscience Electronic Textbook

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Basic wheelchair propulsion

Basic Wheelchair Propulsion by BlazeSports America.

Born from the spirit of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Paralympic Games, BlazeSports America is a national nonprofit organization that enables children and adults with physical disability to realize their potential through sport and healthy lifestyles. BlazeSports provides sports training, competitions, summer camps, leadership training, and recreational opportunities for youth and adults who use wheelchairs, have a visual impairment, have an amputation, or who have a neurological disability such as cerebral palsy through 63 clubs in 29 states including the District of Columbia.

Sport rehabilitation

A very nice website from some ESP students - very useful and with clear instructions: https://sites.google.com/site/sportsinjuriesandpt.