Section I Evaluation and Management
Joseph M. Lombardi and Lawrence G. Lenke Summary This chapter serves to educate the reader on the historical evolution, modern-day systems, and future applications of classification systems for the…
Section I Evaluation and Management
Carl-Eric Aubin and David W. Polly, Jr. Summary Scoliosis was classically seen as only a coronal plane deformity, but we now know this deformity is much more complex and…
Section I Evaluation and Management
Michael G. Vitale and Benjamin Roye Summary Although the nonsurgical management of scoliosis has a history that extends back hundreds, if not thousands, of years, the interest and evidence…
Section I Evaluation and Management
Kenny Kwan and Kenneth M.C. Cheung Summary The prevalence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has come from epidemiological and school screening studies. This chapter explores the benefits and limitations…
Section I Evaluation and Management
Dainn Woo, Thomas J. Errico, and Harry L. Shufflebarger Summary The history of scoliosis treatment can be traced to antiquity but has seen rapid development over the past 100…
SECTION I ATLAS OF TUMESCENT LOCAL ANESTHESIA ELBOW, FOREARM, WRIST, HAND, AND FINGER INJECTIONS
Donald H. Lalonde Chapter 1 Finger Blocks and Atlas of Images of Tumescent Local Anesthetic Diffusion Anatomy FINGER BLOCK: SINGLE SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION IN THE MIDLINE PROXIMAL PHALANX WITH LIDOCAINE AND…
SECTION II GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF WIDE AWAKE HAND SURGERY
Alistair Phillips, Nikolas Alan Jagodzinski, Yin-Ming Huang, and Donald H. Lalonde Chapter 2 Advantages of WALANT for Patients, Surgeons, and Anesthesiologists WHAT IS WALANT? Wide awake hand surgery is well…
The Research Enterprise
Orthopaedic research encompasses a wide range of clinical, basic science, and epidemiologic investigation on the embryology, growth and development, injury, and regeneration/repair of the musculoskeletal system. The single clinician-scientist working…
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also called physiatry, is a medical specialty based on the fundamentals of neuromuscular physiology, exercise physiology, and functional anatomy. Physiatry aims…
The Foot and Ankle
The human foot is a marvelous anatomic structure that provides a stable base to support large amounts of weight and shifts in any direction to maintain structural support. The bones…
