Cervical facet identification made simple.
Use the nerve roots and vertebral body anatomy to confirm your level, then roll posteriorly to visualise the joint. Remember: the facet is named from the level above - the joint at the 5th nerve root is C4/5.
Always confirm in both short and long axis for...
In this walkthrough, we identify the anterior and middle scalenes, track the brachial plexus roots from their vertebral landmarks, and follow the suprascapular nerve as it runs beneath the omohyoid.
A practical, step-by-step approach to confidently identify the suprascapular nerve.
A Bursa Neuroma complex describes the phenomenon whereby both of these entities coexist in the symptomaticĀ forefoot.
Further reading here:
Ulnar Neuropathy.
Is the point of compression at the elbow or at the wrist?
High ulnar nerve compression will involve the dorsal cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve and cause sensory abnormalities over the dorsal-medial wrist. Low ulnar nerve compression will not have de-innervation to the long fi...
A schwannoma is a benign nerve sheath tumour. On ultrasound they're generallyĀ eccentric to the nerve, are ovoid in shape, homogeneous (but can become heterogeneous as they enlarge) and display some internal vascularity.
See link below for a short article on the topic.
