Swelling In The Leg

Anatomy
1. Femur
2. Muscles Of The Thigh
  1. Anterior Compartment
  2. Medial Compartment
3. Femoral Artery
4. Femoral Vein
5. Femoral Nerve
6. Sciatic Nerve
7. Obturator Nerve
8. Obturator Artery
9. Popliteal Fossa
10. Lumbar Plexus Cutaneous Innervation
Possible Causes
1. Diabetic Muscle Infarction
2. Boil
3. Thigh strain / injury
4. Superficial thrombophlebitis
5. Vasculitis
6. Tumors (bone tumors)
Physical Exam for bone tumours
1. Gait
2. Observe: mass, swelling, deformity
3. Palpate: warm, cold, fluctuant, tender
4. AROM/PROM
5. NV exam
6. Lymph node exam (groin, axilla, neck)
7. Abdominal exam for masses
Physical Examination of the Knee
1. Inspect
2. Palpate
3. Move
4. Stability & Special tests
Investigations
1. Blood Tests
  1. White Blood Cell Count
  2. Hemoglobin Test
  3. The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
2. Radiology
  1. X-ray
  2. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
  3. CT (computed tomography)
  4. Positron emission tomography (PET)
  5. Radionuclide Bone Scan
3. Bone biopsy
  1. Needle biopsy
  2. Open biopsy
Osteosarcoma
1. Definition
  1. Malignant tumor of mesenchymal cells characterized by direct formation of osteoid or bone matrix by the tumor cells
2. Types
  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
3. Stages of Osteosarcoma
4. Management
  1. Chemotherapy
  2. Surgery
    1. Limb-Salvage surgery
  3. Amputation
5. Complications
  1. Movement Problems
  2. Loss of a Limb
  3. Metastasis
  4. Chemotherapy Side Effects

Resource summary

	Created by murtadha alshaye about 7 years ago