History of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency in the United States
List of the top 15 procedures reported by those who were Part II candidates and those who are MOC diplomates (10 plus years in practice) in 2012 Part II candidates:…
A Musculoskeletal Medicine Clerkship for Medical Students
Medical schoolcurriculum requirements 2003 2011 Schools with a required preclinical course 42% (51/122) 79% (100/127) Schools with a required clerkship 20% (25/122) 24% (31/127) Any required instruction 53% (65/122) 83%…
Teaching Operative Skills
Beginning resident (maximum assistance and supervision) Mid-residency (moderate assistance and supervision) Senior resident (minimal assistance and supervision) Preoperative (preop plan as guide) Resident to read about procedure preoperatively. Preoperative…
Orthopaedic Education in Other Countries
Figure 2.1 Orthopaedic education in India, the UK, and Germany This chapter hopes to explore how orthopaedic residencies are presently organized in each country, what recent changes have occurred, and…
Above Knee Amputation in the Treatment of Failed Septic Total Knee Arthroplasty
Fig. 21.1 Residual limb after amputation secondary to an infected TKA. Taking into account that surgery was performed 3 weeks before, the stump still shows edema but not hematomas. Note…
Knee Arthrodesis in the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty
Fig. 20.1 Infected revision TKA with loss of soft tissue coverage, extensor mechanism failure, and exposure of the underlying implant. The patient subsequently underwent knee arthrodesis for limb salvage 20.3…
Diagnosis by Imaging of the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty
Fig. 8.1 Plain radiographs: (a) Anteroposterior and (b) lateral radiographs of a TKA demonstrating unspecific osteolysis and subchondral sclerosis (arrows). These findings made us suspect an infection 8.3 Fistulography In…
One-Stage Revision Arthroplasty in the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty
Fig. 18.1 Left PJI knee infection, with a sinus Fig. 18.2 Complete excision of all necrotic tissue Fig. 18.3 Minimal bone loss seen after removal of the tibial component Fig….
Two-Stage Revision of Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty
Fig. 19.1 (a–e) Intraoperative views obtained during the first surgical stage in the patient before removing the implant (a) and after implant removal (b). (c) Extracted components. (d) Trial articulating…
The Role of Knee Aspiration in the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty
1. Sinus tract communicating with the prosthesis 2. Pathogen isolated by culture from at least two separate tissue or fluid samples obtained from the affected prosthetic joint 3. Four of following six criteria…
