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…
Forearm Nailing Sang Ki Lee Fractures of the radius and ulna should be stabilized in order to ensure axial and rotational alignment1 and plate osteosynthesis is the treatment of choice…
Biological Basis of Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis Saam Morshed Carol A. Lin Christian Krettek Theodore Miclau III INTRODUCTION Prior to the era of aseptic technique and general anesthesia, the early treatment…
Historical Perspective Holly Tyler-Paris Pilson Eben A. Carroll THE HISTORY OF NONOPERATIVE FRACTURE TREATMENT Before the development of antiseptic principles and surgical techniques by Joseph Lister in 1865, the mainstay…
Lesser Ray Deformities PART 1 Deformities of the Intermediate Digits and the Metatarsophalangeal Joint Dalton E. McGlamry Louis A. Jimenez Donald R. Green Lesser ray deformities should be classified as…
Pediatric Foot and Ankle Fractures Edwin J. Harris Management of pediatric skeletal injuries requires awareness of the unique anatomy and physiology of the immature skeleton and recognition that children are…
Hallux Limitus and Hallux Rigidus Thomas J. Chang Craig A. Camasta Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus are diagnostic terms that describe a painful, acquired, arthritic condition of the first metatarsophalangeal…
Metatarsus Adductus and Allied Disorders Patrick S. Agnew NOMENCLATURE The term metatarsus adductus was described by Ganley and Ganley as being the least cumbersome and most accurate description of the…
Dislocations Thomas F. Smith Robert G. Aguilar Sonya Kurichh Dislocations represent injuries to the structures that bind joints together. The soft tissue structures around joints provide strength for stability yet…
Osteotomies of the First Metatarsal Shaft in Hallux Abducto Valgus PART 1 Offset-V Osteotomy Gary R. Bauer Harold W. Vogler Shaft osteotomies may be employed in the repair of hallux…
