Spine

MeetTheProfessors.com – 87-year-old, never smoked, w/squamous cell carcinoma in right hilar region; CT showed enlarged mediastinal nodes, bone scan showed thoracic & lumbar mets; received rad. therapy to lumbar spine, currently receiving erlotinib  

MeetTheProfessors.com – 51-year-old w/multiple sites of poorly diff. adenocarcinoma in lungs/right shoulder/vertebrae/ribs; rcvd 5 cycles of paclitaxel/carbo & bev, then diagnosed w/liver metastases, received rad. therapy to bone lesions, bev & erlotinib  

Surface anatomy cardio respiratory system IVC- approx 20cm runningdownon righthandside of vertebral column. Sternal angle Suprasternal/JugularNotch Apex of the…  

Tommy attempts to perform an examination of the spine.  

This video - produced by students at Oxford University Medical School in conjunction with the faculty - demonstrates how to immobilise a patient's C-spine using collar, bags and tape.<br>It is part of a series of videos on the Initial Assessment of a Trauma Patient.  

This video - produced by students at Oxford University Medical School in conjunction with the faculty - demonstrates how to size and fit a C-spine collar.<br>It is part of a series of videos on the Initial Assessment of a Trauma Patient.  

Jefferson fracture - a burst type cervical spine fracture of C1 (the atlas).  

3D views of different segments of spinal cord and vertebral column.  

The typical thoracic vertebra has a heart-shaped body (Figure 1) bearing one or two facets for articulation with the head of a rib. Its vertebral foramen is smaller and more circular than those of the cervical and lumbar regions. The two pedicles bear long and strong transverse processes. It articulates with its neighbouring vertebra with articular processes that bear nearly vertical facets facing (superior) posteriorly and (inferior) anteriorly. Its spinous process is long and slopes posteroinferiorly so that its tip overlies the level of the vertebral body below. Figure 1The typical lumbar vertebra has a larger kidney-shaped body and its vertebral foramen is larger than that of the thoracic vertebra (Figure 2). Its transverse processes are long and slender and its articular processes are directed (superior) posteromedially and (inferior) anterolaterally. Its spinous process is shorter, broader and more horizontal than those of the thoracic vertebrae.Figure 2Joints and ligaments of the vertebraeJoints: the articular surfaces of the bodies of adjacent vertebrae are covered by hyaline cartilage and united by a thick fibrocartilaginous intervertebral disc. These are strong cartilaginous joints designed for weight-bearing. The disc is a shock absorber, its centre, the nucleus pulposus, is gelatinous and surrounded by a fibrous part, the annulus fibrosus. Adjacent vertebrae articulate by two synovial facet joints between the paired articular processes.  

I’m an ED trainee of sorts but I’ve managed to find myself teaching anatomy full time for a few years. So in an effort to combine the two and create a somewhat unfilled niche in the blogosphere I’ve been developing some material specifically for anatomy for EM.  

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Spondyloarthritides (aka spondyarthritis, SpA, seronegative spondylarthropathy) – these are inflammatory joint diseases of the vertebral column and sacro-iliac joints. These conditions tend to mimic rheumatoid conditions (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis), but are serologically different, as rheumatoid factor is usually negative.  

A labelled schematic of a typical vertebra of the spinal column.  

Educational video describing the conditions affecting the cervical spine. Become a friend on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drebraheim Follow me on twitte...  

Educational video describing the condition of tear drop fracture. Cervical spine. Become a friend on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drebraheim Follow me o...  

Educational video describing the condition Clay Shoveler's Fracture. Become a friend on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drebraheim Follow me on twitter: ht...  

This is Part 2 of 5 Video Lectures on the Skeletal Muscle Groups of the Human Body by Professor Fink. In this Video Lecture, Professor Fink describes the Mus...  

In this video, Professor Fink describes the functional structures of the Vertebral Column and Rib Cage. The basic structure of vertebrae is described, includ...  

Like the Rap, Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AnatomyGuy The Lyrics!!! They distribute to the body providing sensory They come from the spine ...  

“Tuberculosis of the spine (Pott disease) MRI with T1 weighted fat saturated image showing anterior vertebral body destruction with relative sparing of…”