Free Osteochondral Fragment
Free Osteochondral Fragment 8 Fig. 8.1 By definition a free osteochondral fragment is not connected to ligaments. It is an ill-conceived notion that a disconnected, depressed fragment could reduce by…
Management of Explosion-Type Fractures: Case Two
Management of Explosion-Type Fractures: Case Two 14 Fig. 14.1 Rim fractures have a lot of difficulties and complications, above all the feared volar ulnar radiocarpal dislocation that were discussed in…
Management of Explosion-Type Fractures: Case One
Management of Explosion-Type Fractures: Case One 13 Fig. 13.1 I defined an explosion type distal radius fracture as one that results in four or more articular fragments and/or a free…
Intra-articular Malunions: Complex Cases
Intra-articular Malunions: Complex Cases 19 Fig. 19.1 This 54-year-old man was seen 7 weeks after being treated for a radiocarpal and distal radioulnar joint dislocation sustained in a horse fall….
Extra-articular Distal Radius Fracture Malunions: Arthroscopic Tips and Tricks
Extra-articular Distal Radius Fracture Malunions: Arthroscopic Tips and Tricks 16 Fig. 16.1 This chapter will not reiterate the excellent work done by Diego Fernandez and Jesse Jupiter on extra-articular osteotomies….
Corollary: Plates Are Not the Panacea
Corollary: Plates Are Not the Panacea 22 Fig. 22.1 Volar locking plates are not the panacea. There are several ways they may fail. The first way, that I learned the…
Management of Explosion-Type Fractures: Case Three
Management of Explosion-Type Fractures: Case Three 15 Fig. 15.1 This 39-year-old man, with a psychiatric history of borderline cognitive capacity, suffered this fracture while working as an assistant gardener. His…
Management of an Anterior Sunken Fragment
Management of an Anterior Sunken Fragment 5 Fig. 5.1 As stated in the previous chapter, the contour of the anterior metaphysis adapts to the plate and thus the anterior fragment…
Rehabilitation of Hand and Finger Fractures
15 Rehabilitation of Hand and Finger Fractures Jürgen Mack Abstract Hand therapy, like hand surgery, has developed into a separate discipline in physical therapy. For successful treatment, the problems that can…
Extra-articular Fractures of the Phalanges
17 Extra-articular Fractures of the Phalanges David J. Shewring Abstract Diaphyseal fractures of the phalanges are common and the vast majority of these should be treated nonoperatively. Judicious fixation, when appropriate,…
