Indications for the Direct Anterior Approach Kevin Campbell Christopher E. Pelt Key Learning Points Understand the indications and contraindications for the direct anterior approach (DAA). Classify straightforward versus more complicated…
Surgical Anatomy of the Anterior Hip and Thigh John V. Horberg Benjamin R. Coobs Key Learning Points Understand the pertinent surgical anatomy about the hip encountered during the direct anterior…
Why I Switched to the Direct Anterior Approach: Expert Practice Perspectives From Leading Surgeons William J. Hozack Keith R. Berend Jose A. Rodriguez Neil P. Sheth Introduction Change can be…
A Definitive History of the Direct Anterior Approach David A. Molho Neil Pathak Lee E. Rubin Kristaps J. Keggi Introduction We explore the motivations that drew surgeons and patients to…
Introduction Incidence, etiologies, and classification (Steven Hovius) Congenital differences of the hand and upper extremity are an intriguing subspecialty of hand surgery, hand therapy, and hand rehabilitation. These differences are…
Introduction This chapter will cover a few diseases involving a lot of uncertainties, especially with regard to clinical diagnosis and treatment strategies. Treatment of these diseases is often controversial. Consequently,…
Introduction Mutilating injuries have diminished greatly as a result of improvements in workplace conditions and safety measures and huge fines to the industry when regulations are broken. Nevertheless, we still…
Introduction Dysfunction of a nerve due to external physical compression is commonly called entrapment neuropathy . Broadly, compression neuropathies can occur for the following reasons. First, a nerve trunk can…
Introduction Replantation surgery has now entered its 6th decade after the first successful limb replantation reported by Malt in 1964 and the first thumb replantation in 1968 by Komatsu and…
Introduction Loss of skin and subcutaneous fat over the elbow, forearm, and hand are common occurrences after trauma and oncologic excision. Sometimes, it is accompanied by loss of tendon, muscle,…
