Femoral Head Fractures: Pipkin IV
Several classification systems are available regarding femoral head fractures. The most commonly used classification system is that of Pipkin (▶ Table 24.1), which is based on standard radiographic analysis without…
Acetabular Fractures in Children
Epidemiology Injuries of the pediatric acetabulum or triradiate cartilage are rare entities.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 Diagnostics and therapy are correspondingly inconsistent. Thus, the majority of early publications were only case reports.10,17,18,19,20 Overall, the…
Epidemiology
Epidemiological data on acetabular fractures are useful for preoperative planning, patient information, to determine the risk of adverse results regarding complications, and to determine fracture- and injury-related outcomes. The heterogeneity…
Fractures in the Elderly
Epidemiology Acetabular fractures in elderly patients are becoming more important. Treatment decisions can be difficult in this age group as bone quality is often reduced, making operative procedures more demanding….
Heterotopic Ossifications
Development of heterotopic ossifications after surgical treatment of acetabular fractures can result in considerable functional losses and are among the most frequent, clinically relevant reported complications. Their risk factors and…
Thromboembolic Complications
Thromboembolic complications can be life threatening. Their frequencies, the type of diagnostics, and the therapeutic and prophylactic regime are still under discussion. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonic embolisms (PE)…
Biomechanics
Biomechanics of the Hip Joint Under physiological hip joint loading, an inhomogeneous pressure distribution is present within the acetabulum, due to the physiological incongruence of the hip joint.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Anatomically, there…
Deep Dry Needling of the Hip and Pelvic Muscles
Chapter 11 Deep Dry Needling of the Hip and Pelvic Muscles Blair H. Green; Jan Dommerholt Introduction The pelvis is the region of the body bound by the innominate bones,…
Deep Dry Needling of the Arm and Hand Muscles
Chapter 9 Deep Dry Needling of the Arm and Hand Muscles César Fernández-de-las-Peñas; Javier González Iglesias; Christian Gröbli; María Palacios-Ceña; José L. Arias-Buría Introduction Arm pain syndromes constitute a complex…
Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling
Chapter 16 Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling Zhonghua Fu; Li-Wei Chou Acknowledgement The authors thank Professor Chang-Zern Hong for his critical review of the manuscript. Concept and Terminology Myofascial trigger points (TrPs)…
