Spinal cord injury produces complex effects throughout the musculoskeletal system that extend far beyond the initial neurological event. These secondary changes influence strength, joint stability, skeletal structure, motor patterns, and…
Introduction When a patient is admitted with a suspected stroke, the physician has only a few minutes to correctly interpret the CT scan and determine the type of lesion. In…
Lesser Toes Deformities Barbara Piclet-Legré Véronique Darcel ♦ INTRODUCTION Minimally invasive, percutaneous foot and ankle surgery techniques derive from and borrow the general principles of traditional open surgery. Percutaneous surgical…
Arthroscopic and Percutaneous Triple Arthrodesis Alastair Younger Andrea Veljkovic ♦ INTRODUCTION Arthroscopic triple arthrodesis is an alternative to the open procedure, avoiding the risks of wound complications and periarticular dissection….
Freiberg Disease Serrano Mariano De Prado Manuel Cuervas-Mons ♦ INTRODUCTION Freiberg disease is an avascular necrosis1 affecting the second metatarsal head and, much less commonly, the third and fourth metatarsal…
Triple Arthrodesis: A Fully Percutaneous Approach Ettore Vulcano ♦ PREPARATION Room Setup The author routinely places the patient supine with the surgical foot at the edge of the table with…
Percutaneous Ankle Arthrodesis Gerard F. Marciano Ettore Vulcano ♦ INTRODUCTION Ankle arthrodesis is indicated as a primary surgical treatment option for disabling end-stage ankle osteoarthritis. In a review of Medicare…
Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Dorsal Cheilectomy With Hallux Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthroscopy Tyler Gonzalez ♦ INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Similar to open cheilectomy, minimally invasive percutaneous dorsal cheilectomy (MIDC) is indicated for removal…
Percutaneous Zadek Osteotomy to Treat Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Taylor L. Paskey Ettore Vulcano ♦ INSERTIONAL ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY Insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT) is the chronic degeneration of the Achilles tendon at…
Percutaneous Haglund Resection Ettore Vulcano ♦ INTRODUCTION In 1928, the Swedish orthopedic surgeon, Patrick Haglund,1 described a condition involving a painful osseous prominence of the posterolateral corner of the calcaneus,…
