Percutaneous Fixation of Acute Scaphoid Fractures
Percutaneous Fixation of Acute Scaphoid Fractures Peter J.L. Jebson Jane S. Tan Andrew Wong DEFINITION Located in the proximal carpal row, the scaphoid serves as an important link between the…
Bridge Plating of Distal Radius Fractures
Bridge Plating of Distal Radius Fractures Paul A. Martineau Kevin J. Malone Douglas P. Hanel DEFINITION High-energy fractures of the distal aspect of the radius with extensive comminution of the…
Intramedullary and Dorsal Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures
Intramedullary and Dorsal Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures Nayoung Kim Fred Liss Christopher Doumas Pedro K. Beredjiklian DEFINITION Distal radius fractures typically originate in the radial metaphysis and occasionally…
Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures
Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures John J. Fernandez Philipp N. Streubel DEFINITION Distal radius fractures are defined by their involvement of the metaphysis of the distal radius. They are…
Arthroscopic Reduction and Fixation of Distal Radius and Ulnar Styloid Fractures
Arthroscopic Reduction and Fixation of Distal Radius and Ulnar Styloid Fractures William B. Geissler Jason M. Clark DEFINITION A bimodal age distribution exists for patients with distal radius fractures (ie,…
K-Wire Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures with and without External Fixation
K-Wire Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures with and without External Fixation Christopher Doumas Owen L. Ala David J. Bozentka DEFINITION Distal radius fractures occur at the distal end of the…
Reduction and Stabilization of the Distal Radioulnar Joint following Galeazzi Fractures
Reduction and Stabilization of the Distal Radioulnar Joint following Galeazzi Fractures Benjamin S. Zellner John R. Dawson Lee M. Reichel DEFINITION Fracture of the radial shaft with an associated distal…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures Lee M. Reichel John R. Dawson DEFINITION Diaphyseal forearm fractures include isolated or combined radial and ulnar fractures (“both-bone fractures”). They…
Operative Treatment of Finger Carpometacarpal Joint Fracture-Dislocations
Operative Treatment of Finger Carpometacarpal Joint Fracture-Dislocations John J. Walsh IV DEFINITION Fractures and dislocations of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joints of the index through small fingers involve intraarticular fractures at…
Amniotic Band Syndrome
Amniotic Band Syndrome Joshua M. Abzug Scott H. Kozin DEFINITION Amniotic band syndrome is a nonhereditary congenital difference. The entire fetal limb or a portion of it becomes entangled in…
