EBM Forefoot Flashcards
What are risk factors for DVT
Prior DCT, birthcontrol, smoking, immobilized etc
What is anticoagulant for surgery? dose?
Lovenox 30mg/BID or 40mg/day. Start night after surg. can’t use NSAIDS w
Why do bunion patients have tingling of medial 1st met?
nerve damage, before and after surg
What happens to foot if take out fibula sesmoid
hallux varus
what is included in a lateral release?
adductor hallux, fib sesmoid lig, flexor hal brev
size of screws for osteotomy?
2.7-3.0 headless
what do you inflate ankle tourniquet to?
250 or 100 above systolic
what sizes are ankle tourniquet?
12-18
thigh tourniquet size? inflate to?
24-42 300-350
Whats go to preop antibiotic?
2g Ancef
When are most likely times to clot?
2 wk 4 wks
what is nicotine test
cotinine
normal IMA
<10
norm Hallux abductus
<15
Normal pasa? dasa?
<8 for both
Norm sesmoid position?
1-3
Austin
IM 9-15, long plantar arm
Akin
corrects DASA, medial closing wedge
Reverdin
Medial wedge for PASA
Silver
bumpectomy
McBride
silver + release/transfer of add H tendon and removal of fib sesmoid
when do post op infection start? causes?
7 days wind water wound walk wonder
axis guide for austin
parallel to wt bearing surface
axis guide for lateral wedge
perpendicular to wt bearing surface
Long acting insulin day of surg
1/2 dose before 1/2 after
short acting insulin day of surg
hold
shellfish allergy
iodine allergy
inverted scarf->
causes dorsiflexion
Scarf
rotation allows fix higher IMA
crescentric
transverse cut
ludloff
oblique cut. proximal dorsal-> plantar distal