Fig. 3.1 Anteroposterior (AP) image of the left hip following primary total hip arthroplasty. The image showed suspicion of an undisplaced proximal femur fracture Fig. 3.2 Lateral postoperative X-ray image…
Fig. 19.1 Anteroposterior (a) and cross-table lateral (b) radiographs demonstrating well-fixed acetabular and femoral components with reduced acetabular component anteversion and 13 mm of anterior component overhang Epidemiology The evaluation…
Fig. 10.1 AP (a) and lateral (b) radiographs of an infected THA upon presentation to our institution. The patient presented with a 6-month history of increasing groin pain and grew…
Fig. 4.1 The persistent drainage was seen in the operative wound 4 days after total hip arthroplasty Introduction Despite the implementation of numerous measures, wound-related complications after total joint arthroplasty…
Fig. 5.1 Intraoperative image of the primary left hip replacement Epidemiology This chapter focuses on periprosthetic total hip infection in the early postoperative period, defined as within 6 weeks from…
Clinical risk factors Hematologic abnormalities Prior venous thromboembolic disease Antithrombin III deficiency Advanced age Disorders of plasminogen Obesity Protein C or protein S deficiency Trauma (pelvis, hip, femur, tibia fracture)…
Fig. 6.1 Anatomy of vertebral body showing location of pars interarticularis. Reprinted from D’Hemecourt [11] Fig. 6.2 Fracture of pars interarticularis in spondylolysis. Reprinted from D’Hemecourt [11] The defect can either be…
Fig. 10.1 “Pagoda roof” of L5 spinous process with transverse processes and facet joints on either side of the spine Similarly, the dancer with interspinous ligament sprain or interspinous bursitis may…
Fig. 8.1 MRI showing torn ACL. Anterior translation of the tibia creates the “question mark sign” in the PCL that is now under less tension Rehabilitation can take more than a…
Fig. 13.1 Where the joy of dance and play intermingle. Photo by Igor Burlak, Courtesy of Boston Ballet School Here I would like to emphasize that it is up to the…
