External Fixation of the Pelvis
External Fixation of the Pelvis Stephen A. Kottmeier Brian Campfield John C. P. Floyd Nicholas Divaris DEFINITION Pelvic instability is defined as inability of the pelvis to assume physiologic loads…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Monteggia Fractures in Adults
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Monteggia Fractures in Adults Matthew L. Ramsey DEFINITION This injury was initially reported by Giovanni Monteggia in 1814 as a fracture of the ulna…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of the Posterior Wall of the Acetabulum
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of the Posterior Wall of the Acetabulum Jodi Siegel David C. Templeman DEFINITION A posterior wall fracture is one of the elementary fracture types as…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of the Symphysis
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of the Symphysis Michael S. H. Kain Paul Tornetta III DEFINITION The pubic symphysis comprises a fibrocartilaginous disc between the bodies of the two pubic…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Fractures of the Proximal Ulna
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Fractures of the Proximal Ulna David Ring DEFINITION Fracture of the olecranon process is common, usually displaced, and nearly always treated operatively. Important injury…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Fracture-Dislocations of the Elbow with Complex Instability
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Fracture-Dislocations of the Elbow with Complex Instability Niloofar Dehghan Michael D. McKee DEFINITION Simple dislocations of the elbow can most often be treated successfully…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Radial Head and Neck Fractures
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Radial Head and Neck Fractures Yung Han George Frederick Hatch III John M. Itamura DEFINITION Radial head and neck fractures are the most common…
Radial Head Replacement
Radial Head Replacement Yishai Rosenblatt Graham J. W. King DEFINITION Radial head fractures are the most common fracture of the elbow and usually can be managed either nonoperatively or with…
Intramedullary Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures
Intramedullary Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures Mark Morrey Pascal Boileau J. Dean Cole Thomas d’Ollonne DEFINITION Fractures of the proximal humerus can be two, three, or four part according to…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Capitellum and Capitellar-Trochlear Shear Fractures
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Capitellum and Capitellar-Trochlear Shear Fractures Asif M. Ilyas Michael Rivlin Jesse B. Jupiter DEFINITION Capitellar fractures are uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of…
