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Technique of Blade Plate Insertion

– Discussion:  – 1st guide wire marks femoral anteversion;  – 2nd guide wire marks direction of seating chisel and should be driven into the femoral neck parallel to 1st guide wire;  – note that because the greater trochanter lies slightly posterior to the femoral neck, the guide wire needs to be placed slightly anterior to … Read more

T Acetabular Frx

                – See: Transverse Fractures of the Acetabulum – Discussion:     – compared to other types of acetabular frx, the T Shaped – Posterior Wall Frx may              have the highest prevalence of poor clinical results;     – T shaped fractures which are known to be especially … Read more

Synovium of the Knee

– See: – Bursae of the knee: – Pigmented Villonodular synovitis – Discussion: – synovial cavity is deepest layer of joint capsule & it often has several embryological invaginations called plica that persist into adult life; – these may cuase anterior knee symptoms, – although synovium membrane is attached all around, above to articular margins … Read more

Synthes IM Femoral Nail Insertion Technique

– See: (Synthes Product Menu)       – Reaming and Nailing Maneuver       – Intramedullary Nailing       – Miss A Nail Technique       – Spiral Blade – Incision and Entry into Meduallary Canal     – Proximal Inter-Locking – Distal Interlocking

Suspension Traction for Femur Frx

Discussion is preferred by many for use in older children and adolescents; skeletal traction is applied w/ Steinman pin inserted thru distal femur; see: insertion technique knee should be flexed 30 deg to relax the hamstrings; deformity: w/ mid shaft frx, there is tendency is toward posterior angulation; to restore the normal anterior bowing of … Read more

Surgical Technique for TKR

 – Main Menu: – PreOp Planning – radiographs and templating – Surgical Exposure: – Patient Positioning, Preping, Draping – Anterior Longitudinal Midline Approach – Deep Articular Exposure     – Patellar Eversion: – Patella: – patellar resurfacing – prior to patellar resurfacing, determine the propensity for the native patella to subluxate; – if subluxation is present (tibial component … Read more

Surgical Instruments for Revision THR

– Company Specific Products:      – Innomed Products:      – Biomet® Flexible Osteotome System  – Screw Drivers:      – manufacturer specific screw drivers are necessary to remove the acetabular screws; – High-Speed Drills:      – disadvantage: these drills remove bone more easily than they do harder cement;      – may be needed to remove distal … Read more