Arthroscopic Dorsal Radiocarpal Ligament Repair David J. Slutsky DEFINITION Tears of the dorsal radiocarpal ligament (DRCL) are more common than previously suspected. They are best seen through a volar radial…
Distal Radioulnar Ligament Reconstruction Brian D. Adams DEFINITION Distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) instability may be classified as acute or chronic, unidirectional (volar or dorsal) or bidirectional, and isolated or in…
Operative Treatment of Lesser and Greater Arc Injuries Rick Tosti Joseph J. Thoder DEFINITION The carpus is a complex, intercalated system of dual rows that allow paired motion within the…
Lateral Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow Vikram Sathyendra Anand M. Murthi DEFINITION Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injuries most often occur after significant elbow trauma, most commonly after dislocation. Attenuation…
Reconstruction for Interosseous Ligament Disruption Check C. Kam Christopher M. Jones E. Anne Ouellette DEFINITION An Essex-Lopresti injury or longitudinal radioulnar dissociation (LRUD) occurs when a violent compressive load to…
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow Sameer Nagda Michael Ciccotti DEFINITION The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is a primary stabilizer of the medial side of the elbow. A tear…
Corrective Osteotomy for Metacarpal and Phalangeal Malunion Nilesh M. Chaudhari Mohamed Khalid Thomas R. Hunt III DEFINITION Malunion results when a fracture fragment heals in incorrect anatomic alignment. ANATOMY Metacarpals…
Operative Treatment of Extra-articular Phalangeal Fractures Richard L. Uhl Michael T. Mulligan DEFINITION Extra-articular fractures of the phalanges include metaphyseal and diaphyseal fractures of the proximal, middle, and distal phalanges….
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Phalangeal Condylar Fractures Greg Merrell Barrett Weiss Arnold-Peter Weiss DEFINITION Phalangeal condylar fractures include unicondylar and bicondylar intra-articular fracture of the distal ends of…
Operative Treatment of Distal Interphalangeal Joint Fracture-Dislocations Leo T. Kroonen Eric P. Hofmeister The views expressed in this chapter are those of the authors and do not reflect the official…
