CHAPTER 18 Foreign Body, Corneal Presentation The patient’s eye has been struck by a falling or an airborne particle, often a fleck of rust loosened while working under a car….

CHAPTER 126 “Plantaris Tendon” Rupture, Gastrocnemius Muscle Tear (Calf Muscle Tear) Presentation The patient will come in limping, having suffered a whiplike sting in the calf while stepping off the…

CHAPTER 108 Extensor Tendon Avulsion—Distal Phalanx (Baseball or Mallet Finger) Presentation There is a history of a sudden resisted flexion of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint, such as when the…

CHAPTER 142 Impalement Injuries, Minor Presentation A sharp metal object, such as a needle, heavy wire, nail, or fork, is driven into or through a patient’s extremity. In some instances,…

CHAPTER 49 Dental Trauma (Fracture, Subluxation, and Displacement) Presentation After a direct blow to the mouth in an accidental fall, motor vehicle collision, sports activity, or fight, a portion of…

CHAPTER 122 Muscle Strains and Tears Presentation Strains are acute injuries to muscle-tendon units that result from overstretching or overexerting. Strains may occur in the trapezius or paravertebral muscles during…

CHAPTER 109 Finger Dislocation (PIP Joint) Presentation The patient will have jammed his finger, causing a hyperextension injury that forces the middle phalanx dorsally and proximally out of articulation with…

CHAPTER 101 Bursitis Presentation Following minimal trauma or repetitive motion, a nonarticular synovial sac or bursa protecting a tendon or prominent bone becomes swollen, possibly fluctuant, and possibly painful and…

CHAPTER 170 Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Presentation There may be prodromal symptoms that include malaise, nausea and vomiting, headache, and photophobia. Less commonly, there may be fever. During this prodromal stage,…

CHAPTER 30 Foreign Body, Throat Presentation The patient is usually convinced that there is a foreign body (FB) stuck in his throat, because he recently swallowed something, such as a…