The battle over these 17 Aboriginal skeletons illustrates a growing tension that has developed in recent years between the demands of scientific rationality and the desires of cultural identity. At the heart of the debate is the issue of who owns knowledge. Museums and research institutions across the world house hundreds of thousands of bones, skulls and skeletons, largely collected over the past two hundred years, and often in unsavoury circumstances.
Knee arthrocentesis may be done via a parapatellar approach (which is generally preferred), , a suprapatellar approach, or an infrapatellar approach. Once the insertion site is chosen, prepare the skin with sterile solution, allow drying, and then drape.
Arthrodesis of the PIP Joint. An alternative treatment for proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint osteoarthritis is arthrodesis of the joint in a functional position. Arthrodesis offers stability, durability, and little need for further procedures.he Cleland ligament is dorsal to the neurovascular bundle, and the transverse Grayson ligament is volar to the neurovascular bundle, as shown below. Cross-section of a finger at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint level.