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Neck Exam
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2023
Source: Robert E. Sallis, MD. Kaiser Permanente, Fontana, California, USA Examination of the neck can be a challenge because of the many bones, joints, and ligaments that make up the underlying cervical spine. The cervical spine is composed of seven vertebrae stacked in gentle C-shaped curve. The anterior part of each vertebra is made up of the thick bony body, which is linked to the body above and below by intervertebral discs. These discs help provide stability and shock absorption to the...
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A Test Bed to Examine Helmet Fit and Retention and Biomechanical Measures of Head and Neck Injury in Simulated Impact
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2017
Using an anthropometric head and neck, optical fiber-based fit force transducers, an array of head acceleration and neck force/moment transducers, and a dual high speed camera system, we present a test bed to study helmet retention and effects on biomechanical measures of head and neck injury secondary to head impact.
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Orthopedic Robot-Assisted Femoral Neck System in the Treatment of Femoral Neck Fracture
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2023
This article introduces a method of robot-assisted orthopedic surgery for screw placement during the treatment of femoral neck fracture using the femoral neck system, which allows for more accurate screw placement, improved surgical efficiency, and fewer complications.
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The Comprehensive Infant Examination
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2023
Source: Heather Collette and Jaideep Talwalkar; Yale School of Medicine The newborn exam is important in establishing a baby's baseline health status as they enter the world. Newborn providers have the unique opportunity to evaluate a patient for the very first time. They are also tasked with identifying congenital anomalies that require early intervention to promote a long and healthy life for the child. Many newborn anomalies, such as heart defects, are noted on prenatal ultrasound. However,...
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Cantilever Bending of Murine Femoral Necks
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2022
The present protocol describes the development of a reproducible testing platform for murine femoral necks in a cantilever bending set-up. Custom 3D printed guides were used to consistently and rigidly fix the femurs in optimal alignment.
FAQs
Neck symptoms can arise from muscles, the cervical spine, lymph nodes, thyroid, blood vessels, or other local structures. Examining these systems together helps clinicians compare physical findings with the patient’s history and identify patterns that may suggest pain, infection, trauma, endocrine disease, or neurological and vascular disorders. This broader assessment also helps determine the next diagnostic step.
Asymmetry or a visible mass may indicate an abnormality requiring closer assessment, while restricted cervical movement can provide information about musculoskeletal or cervical spine involvement. These observations are not interpreted in isolation. Clinicians combine inspection findings with tenderness, swelling, palpation results, and the patient’s history to refine the differential diagnosis and decide whether additional evaluation is warranted.
Palpation helps identify tenderness, swelling, lymphadenopathy, or thyroid enlargement that may not be apparent from inspection alone. These findings can direct attention toward different clinical possibilities, including infection or endocrine disease, while their relationship to symptoms and other examination results supports a more focused differential diagnosis. Abnormal findings may prompt laboratory testing, imaging, or specialist referral.
A basic assessment combines inspection for asymmetry or visible masses, evaluation of cervical range of motion, palpation of the neck structures, and auscultation. Inspection and movement assessment provide external and functional information; palpation evaluates tenderness, swelling, lymphadenopathy, and thyroid enlargement; auscultation can identify carotid bruits. Together, these components examine structural, functional, and vascular findings.
Further evaluation becomes relevant when examination findings cannot be adequately explained by the history and physical assessment, or when they suggest a significant abnormality. Depending on the clinical context, clinicians may consider imaging, laboratory testing, or specialist referral. Particular attention is given to findings associated with vascular or airway compromise, as well as persistent masses or marked abnormalities.
The examination contributes neurological and vascular information by assessing cervical structures and listening for carotid bruits during auscultation. These findings are interpreted alongside the history and other physical examination results rather than treated as standalone diagnoses. The combined assessment can help identify patients who need additional evaluation for possible neurological or vascular disease and guide the choice of follow-up.