Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures: Plates and Screws

Jan 31, 2018 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures: Plates and Screws

Fig. 7.1 Evans classification of intertrochanteric hip fractures; division of stable fractures suitable for plates and screws and unstable fractures Initial diagnostic studies should include an AP and cross-table lateral…

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Ipsilateral Femoral Neck and Shaft Fractures

Jan 31, 2018 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Ipsilateral Femoral Neck and Shaft Fractures

Fig. 11.1 Ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fracture treated with a sliding hip screw with antirotation screw, followed by retrograde nail fixation of the shaft component Surgical Technique When employing…

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Nonunions of the Proximal Femur

Jan 31, 2018 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Nonunions of the Proximal Femur

Fig. 10.1 A 38-year-old male who sustained an ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fracture. (a) Anteroposterior (AP) radiograph at 4 months suggests nonunion. (b) A reconstructed CT image demonstrating a…

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Quality and Safety

Jan 31, 2018 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Quality and Safety

Risk factor Preventative measures Age greater than 65 years Preoperative cognitive impairment Screening with MMSE (helps assess risk) Severe illness or comorbidity Geriatric medicine comanagement/consultation, preoperative geriatric medical assessment, appropriate…

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Medical Management

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Complication Incidence (%) Prevention Surgical site infections 1.6–22.7 Preoperative medical optimization Prophylactic antibiotics Intraoperative sterility Glycemic control Chest infections Unknown Handwashing Early extubation and remobilization Avoidance of PPI Avoidance of…

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Implant Bearings in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Jan 24, 2018 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Implant Bearings in Total Knee Arthroplasty

  Primary Revision Total Knees 759,600 89,000 848,600 Hips 492,900 58,400 551,300 Total 1,252,500 147,400 1,399,900 Data from Orthopaedic Network News [1] The Triad: The Implant The Evolution of UHMWPE…

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Restoration of Stability, Maintaining Joint Line, Gap Balancing, and Constraint Selection Through the Use of a Trial Cutting Guide

Jan 24, 2018 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Restoration of Stability, Maintaining Joint Line, Gap Balancing, and Constraint Selection Through the Use of a Trial Cutting Guide

Fig. 16.1 Stress X-ray indicating degree of medial opening in a painful TKA Classification System for Instability Parrate and Pagnano defined three types of instability after TKA—extension instability, flexion instability,…

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Femoral Alignment and Femoral Rotation

Jan 24, 2018 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Femoral Alignment and Femoral Rotation

Fig. 11.1 The LE axes (from Pollice P, Lotke P, Lonner J. Principle of instrumentation and component alignment. In: The adult knee. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2003. p. 1085–93,…

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