Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
7 Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy Wade P. McAlister, Fred D. Cushner Indications Difficulty in everting the patella during exposure for total knee arthroplasty Revision total knee arthroplasty Total knee replacement after…
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
13 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction William W. Colman, W. Norman Scott Injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is common. Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction is performed to restore stability to the…
Modified V-Y Quadriceps Turndown
8 Modified V-Y Quadriceps Turndown Fred D. Cushner A standard midline incision is the workhorse for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It is well described in other areas of this text,…
Quadriceps Snip
6 Quadriceps Snip Matthew B. Gavin Patient Presentation and Symptoms Additional exposures may be required on occasion when performing primary knee replacement in patients with advanced degenerative changes or in…
Knee Replacement: The Midvastus Approach
4 Knee Replacement: The Midvastus Approach Fletcher A. Reynolds, Fred D. Cushner Indications Total knee replacement Revision total knee replacement Unicompartmental knee replacement Contraindications Less than 80 degrees of preoperative…
Complications of Proximal Humeral Fractures
Complications of Proximal Humeral Fractures JOSEPH D. ZUCKERMAN AND DOUGLAS MURRAY Complications associated with proximal humerus fractures can occur at the time of injury or during treatment. The operative or…
Two-Part Fractures and Fracture-Dislocations
Two-Part Fractures and Fracture-Dislocations FRANK A. LIPORACE AND KENNETH J. KOVAL Proximal humerus fractures are most commonly classified according to the number of parts.1,2 According to Neer, a part is…
Four-Part Fractures and Fracture-Dislocations
Four-Part Fractures and Fracture-Dislocations DOUGLAS MURRAY AND JOSEPH D. ZUCKERMAN Four-part fractures represent 2 to 10% of all proximal humerus fractures and are associated with a higher energy mechanism of…
Scapula Fractures
Scapula Fractures GERARD K. JEONG AND JOSEPH D. ZUCKERMAN Fractures of the scapula are relatively uncommon injuries representing about 0.5 to 1.0% of all fractures and only 3 to 5%…
Proximal Humeral Fractures: Clinical Evaluation and Classification
Proximal Humeral Fractures: Clinical Evaluation and Classification MATTHEW I. LEIBMAN AND JOSEPH D. ZUCKERMAN Fractures of the proximal humerus are potentially complex injuries that can be challenging to diagnose and…
