Surgical Treatment of Growth Arrest
Surgical Treatment of Growth Arrest Lauren E. LaMont Emily R. Dodwell OVERVIEW Growth arrest typically occurs due to some traumatic insult to the physis. Multiple etiologies may cause this insult…
Assessment of Growth Remaining in the Skeletally Immature Patient
Assessment of Growth Remaining in the Skeletally Immature Patient James F. Mooney III INTRODUCTION Assessment of growth remaining in the long bones of children and adolescents is of great importance…
Diagnostic Imaging of the Physis
Diagnostic Imaging of the Physis Shari T. Jawetz Parina H. Shah Hollis G. Potter Physeal injuries are common in the pediatric population and injury can impart significant morbidity, with the…
Growth Plate Anatomy
Growth Plate Anatomy Hannah-Noemi Ladenhauf Gerd Seitlinger THE DEVELOPMENT OF BONE During fetal development, three distinct ways of differentiation of the skeleton have been described. Somites, bilaterally paired blocks of…
Tibial Spine/Anterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Fractures Overview Technique Suture
Tibial Spine/Anterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Fractures Overview Technique Suture Itai Gans Theodore J. Ganley TREATMENT It is important to review and know the Meyers and McKeever classification system for tibial…
Tibial Spine Avulsion Fractures: Overview and Arthroscopic Technique for Internal Fixation with Cannulated Screws
Tibial Spine Avulsion Fractures: Overview and Arthroscopic Technique for Internal Fixation with Cannulated Screws Benedict U. Nwachukwu Daniel W. Green INTRODUCTION Children and adolescents are increasingly involved in competitive sporting…
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Donald E. Fowler III Marcia Voigt Scott A. Rodeo INTRODUCTION Injury and loss of the meniscus has been shown to alter load transmission in the knee by…
Surgical Techniques for Treatment of Symptomatic Discoid Meniscus
Surgical Techniques for Treatment of Symptomatic Discoid Meniscus Jacqueline Munch Marcia Voigt Daniel W. Green Scott A. Rodeo Discoid menisci become symptomatic due to instability and/or meniscal tearing. A discoid…
Discoid Meniscus: Overview, Epidemiology, Classification, Assessment
Discoid Meniscus: Overview, Epidemiology, Classification, Assessment Christine M. Goodbody R. Jay Lee Victor M. Ho-Fung Theodore J. Ganley INTRODUCTION AND ANATOMY Discoid meniscus is an anatomic variant, usually affecting the…
Technique: Frontiers of Cartilage Restoration
Technique: Frontiers of Cartilage Restoration Ellie Ci-En Choi Keng Lin Wong James H.P. Hui INTRODUCTION Articular cartilage is composed of hyaline cartilage and allows for low-friction movement of the joint….
