Posterior Cervical Fusion with Lateral Mass Screws
Posterior Cervical Fusion with Lateral Mass Screws Jonathan H. Phillips Lindsay Crawford DEFINITION The lateral mass is a quadrangular area of bone lateral to the lamina and between borders of…
Posterior Cervical Arthrodeses: Occiput-C2 and C1-C2
Posterior Cervical Arthrodeses: Occiput-C2 and C1-C2 Jaime A. Gomez Daniel J. Hedequist DEFINITION The occipitocervical articulation is formed by the occiput, the atlas (C1), and the axis (C2). This functional…
Release of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
Release of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Gokce Mik Denis S. Drummond B. David Horn DEFINITION The term torticollis comes from the Latin words tortus (twisted) and collum (neck). It refers to…
Modified Woodward Repair of Sprengel Deformity
Modified Woodward Repair of Sprengel Deformity J. Richard Bowen DEFINITION Sprengel deformity is a congenital anomaly of the shoulder characterized by a high elevation of a hypoplastic scapula and medial…
Forearm Osteotomy for Multiple Hereditary Exostoses
Forearm Osteotomy for Multiple Hereditary Exostoses Carley Vuillermin Carla Baldrighi Scott N. Oishi DEFINITION Multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE), first described by Boyer3 in 1814, is a familial disorder with an…
Radial Dysplasia Reconstruction
Radial Dysplasia Reconstruction Carley Vuillermin Marybeth Ezaki Scott N. Oishi DEFINITION Radial dysplasia represents a spectrum of longitudinal deficiency in radial growth. This deficiency can be mild or severe based…
Transfer of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris for Wrist Flexion Deformity
Transfer of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris for Wrist Flexion Deformity Ann E. Van Heest DEFINITION Cerebral palsy is a primary central nervous system dysfunction that leads to significant functional impairment due…
Release of the A1 Pulley to Correct Pediatric Trigger Thumb
Release of the A1 Pulley to Correct Pediatric Trigger Thumb Roger Cornwall DEFINITION Pediatric trigger thumb is a condition in which tightness of the first annular (A1) pulley of the…
Correction of Thumb-in-Palm Deformity in Cerebral Palsy
Correction of Thumb-in-Palm Deformity in Cerebral Palsy Thanapong Waitayawinyu Carley Vuillermin Scott N. Oishi DEFINITION The thumb-in-palm deformity is a fixed adduction-flexion posture in the affected hand of the patient…
Clinodactyly
Clinodactyly Robert Carrigan DEFINITION Clinodactyly refers to an abnormal about of radioulnar angulation of a digit (>15 degrees). The small finger is most commonly observed. This condition is often bilateral….
