Minimally Invasive Plating of the Distal Tibia Daniel J. Stinner Michael J. Beltran Cory A. Collinge INDICATIONS Minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) is a technique indicated for fractures of…
Minimally Invasive Hip Fracture Yoram A. Weil Rami Mosheiff BACKGROUND Hip fracture has become a modern epidemic. The incidence of hip fractures is increasing throughout the world, as is the…
Minimally Invasive Reduction and Fixation Techniques for Acetabular Fractures Gil R. Ortega Hrayr G. Basmajian INDICATIONS Letournel and Judet1 have demonstrated approaches to adequately open reduce and stabilize acetabular fractures….
Minimally Invasive Treatment of Ankle Fractures Jodi Siegel The goal in treating ankle fractures is to have a well-aligned mortise at union. Open reduction and internal fixation of unstable ankle…
Minimally Invasive Fixation of Fractures of the Distal Femur Hobie Summers INDICATIONS Minimally invasive techniques for the fixation of distal femur fractures have evolved over time as a result of…
Percutaneous Pelvic Ring Fixation Jason M. Evans INDICATIONS Management of injured patients with pelvic ring disruptions is driven by both deformity and the treating physician’s interpretation of pelvic stability. As…
Minimally Invasive Operative Treatment of Displaced Midclavicular Fractures with a Titanium Elastic Nail Axel Jubel INDICATIONS (Table 7.1) Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing (ESIN) is indicated in displaced fractures of the…
Percutaneous Submuscular Plating of the Humerus Bruce H. Ziran David W. Robinson INDICATIONS FOR SUBMUSCULAR PLATING Open plating of the humerus has been the favored treatment method amongst most orthopaedic…
Percutaneous Plating of the Proximal Humerus G. Yves Laflamme Dominique Rouleau INDICATIONS Proximal humeral fractures represent up to 5% of all fractures occurring most often in elderly patients over the…
Percutaneous Pinning of Distal Radius Fractures Peter H. DeNoble Louis W. Catalano III INDICATIONS Distal radius fractures are common and various treatment options exist. Successful management must consider patient factors…
