The triceps brachii muscle and its insertion on the olecranon.

Background: The purpose of this anatomical study was to define the insertion of the tendon of the triceps brachii muscle and the course of the lateral cubital retinaculum (LCR) as an enhancement of the triceps tendon.

Material/methods: One hundred cadaver specimens were assessed and the widths of the triceps tendon and the olecranon and the expansion of the LCR were determined.

Results: The width of the tendon ranged between 1.

Fractures and dislocations of the foot in children.

The challenge of managing pediatric foot injuries is the identification of the rare injuries that require operative treatment and the management of complications such as compartment syndrome, post-traumatic foot deformities, and avascular necrosis. With these complications in mind, the authors discuss fractures of the talus, calcaneus, lesser tarsal bones, Lisfranc's joint, metarsals, and phalanges. Dislocation of metatarsophalangeal or interphalangeal joints is also discussed.

Sonoanatomy of the Achilles tendon insertion in children.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe typical age-related sonographic features of the Achilles tendon and calcaneal apophysis in children, providing a reference for the assessment of heel pathologies during the growth period.

Methods: The calcaneal apophysis and Achilles tendon insertion of 100 children 2 months to 18 years old were examined by high-frequency gray-scale and color Doppler sonography along both the longitudinal and transverse planes. The thicknesses of the apophyseal cartilage at the calcaneal tuberosity and of the Achilles tendon were measured.

[Posttraumatic AV fistula in the upper arm region following a foreign body injury. Sonographic diagnosis - a case report].

This paper reports on the sonographic localisation of a metallic foreign body in the upper arm region and its topographic anatomic position as well as the sonographic diagnosis of an AV fistula due to a lesion of the brachial blood vessels. Ultrasonography is the method of choice for the evaluation and diagnosis of foreign body injuries and possible subsequent complications.

Subluxation of the ulnar nerve in the elbow region--ultrasonographic evaluation.

Chronic ulnar nerve subluxation out of its sulcus in the elbow region may be a rare reason for undefined chronic disorders in the medial elbow aspect. We present two cases, a 38-year-old male patient complaining of a recurrent painful disorder including paresthesia of the 4th and 5th fingers and a 12-year-old boy presenting with a palpable band in the medial elbow region without pain. Ultrasonography was performed using a high frequency linear probe in the longitudinal and horizontal planes including dynamic examination.