Current Concepts Review. Treatment of Unstable Fractures of the Shaft of the Tibia. Current Concepts Review. Timing of Operative Treatment of Fractures in Patients Who Have Multiple Injuries. Pelvic and Lower Extremity Trauma–Symposium: Intramedullary Devices for Tibial Fracture Stabilization. The use of a tourniquet when plating tibial fractures. Conservative management or closed nailing for tibial shaft fractures. … Read more
– General Discussion of IM Nails – PreOp Planning – positioning – note rotational alignment of the opposite non injured side. – cautions: – proximal tibial fractures (high complication rate w/ IM nailing) – distal tibia fracture – IM nailing of open tibial fractures – segmental tibia fractures: / treatment methods for tibial … Read more
– See: – Enhancement of Fixator Stability – Ilizarov Menu – Ring characteristics – Safe Zone of Pin Insertion – Foot Inclusion – Synthes Hybrid Fixator – Wire Insertion Technique – Discussion: – in the report by Paley D and Maar DC (2000), … Read more
– See: – CMC Joint Instability – Gamekeeper’s thumb – Phalangeal Injury – RA Thumb Tendon Ruptures – Trapezium – Pathologic Findings: – boutonniere deformity – most common thumb deformity in RA; – flexion … Read more
– See: – DVT Discussion – Pulmonary Embolism – References – Role of Dextran in Hip Frx – Role of Heparin in Hip Frx – Discussion: – Choice of Anesthesia: – in elective hip … Read more
– Discussion: – main goal is to prevent THR dislocation but also to maintain optimal offset; – prior to reducing the hip, ensure that center of femoral head is approximately at level of the greater trochanter; – once trial reduction has been completed, the trial acetabular liner is removed, the … Read more
– place leg on padded Mayo stand in 10 deg of abduction to relieve tension on the thing and the tensor fascia lata; – deep soft tissue repair: – repair of posterior capsule and reattachment of the external rotators (which may help to decrease posterior dislocation); … Read more
– Landmarks: – posterior superior iliac spine: forms the superior landmark; – incision starts at the posterior 1/3 of the greater trochanter and extends proximally for 10 cm toward a point 2 fingerbreadths below the PSIS; – this will bring the incision directly over the sciatic notch and will also … Read more
– Discussion: – by definition, is a decrease of more than 5 mm in the verticle distance of the femoral stem; – subsidence of 1 mm or less is within limits of measurement; – subsidence of cement mass & stem or migration of stem into cement mass resulting in more distal position of collar or … Read more
– See: THR dislocation: – Checklist: – need complete muscular relaxation; – irrigate any debris from acetabulum; – Difficult Reduction: – capsule might have to be further released, esp if head and neck segment was short preoperatively; – if reduction is not possible & leg is lengthened, … Read more