Treatment of Acute Pediatric Scaphoid Waist Fractures

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and Dan A. Zlotolow1, 2   (1) Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery, Louisville, KY, USA (2) Department of Orthopaedics, Temple University School of Medicine and Shriners Hospital for Children…

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Scaphoid Anatomy

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Fig. 1.1 Depiction of the typical blood supply to the scaphoid showing the larger distal dorsal branch supplying the proximal pole. (From http://​radsource.​us/​scaphoid-fracture/​ with permission.) Fig. 1.2 Proximal 70–80 % of…

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Acute Scaphoid Fractures: Volar Approach

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Fig. 4.1 Initial a PA, and b lateral radiographs demonstrating comminuted displaced scaphoid waist fracture. (Published with kind permission of ©Jonathan Isaacs and Amy Kite, 2015. All Rights Reserved) Management…

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Pedicle Screw-Based Dynamic Stabilization Devices in the Lumbar Spine: Biomechanical Concepts, Technologies, Classification, and Clinical Results

May 4, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Pedicle Screw-Based Dynamic Stabilization Devices in the Lumbar Spine: Biomechanical Concepts, Technologies, Classification, and Clinical Results

Fig. 43.1 Classification of spinal motion preservation technologies Pedicle screw-based PDS systems have an advantage over total disk replacement in that they are based on techniques familiar to surgeons who…

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Imaging of Degenerative Disk Disease

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Fig. 7.1 Focal degenerative disk disease at L5-S1 level. Lateral radiograph shows isolated height loss of L5-S1 disk with anterior osteophytes (arrow) Osteophytes are bony projections that develop along vertebral…

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Diskography

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Fig. 8.1 AP view of the lumbar spine. Target disk is at L2–L3. Closed white arrow indicates superior end plate of L3 parallel to the X-ray beam Fig. 8.2 Right…

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Lumbar Spine Injections: An Evidence-Based Review

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Fig. 33.1 Needle enter right L5/S1 zygapophyseal joint Fig. 33.2 L5/S1 zygapophyseal joint injection with intra-articular contrast 33.2.5 Medial Branch Blocks Fluoroscopic imaging, starting with an AP view and transitioning…

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Posterior Impaction Osteotomy for Correction of Sagittal Imbalance in Iatrogenic Flat Back: Surgical Technique

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Fig. 49.1 Clinical presentation of a sagittal and coronal imbalance Radiological assessment of sagittal balance (Fig. 49.2a, b) is performed using full-length lateral radiography, measuring spinal parameters such as lordosis,…

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