Surgical Treatment of Talus Fractures
Talus fractures result from high-energy mechanisms and usually occur at the neck. Functional outcome after talar neck fracture worsens with increasing Hawkins grade. The mainstay of treatment for talar neck…
Weight Bearing After a Periarticular Fracture
Orthopedic surgeons frequently provide weight-bearing recommendations to guide patient recovery following lower extremity fractures. This article discusses the available literature regarding the effects of early weight bearing on fracture healing,…
The Evolution of Damage Control Orthopedics
This article summarizes the evolution of literature and practice related to fracture care in polytrauma patients. Particular emphasis is given to the management of femoral shaft fractures and the concept…
Trauma Section
Saqib Rehman, MD, Editor We have four interesting orthopedic trauma topics for the current issue of the Orthopedic Clinics of North America . Damage control orthopedics has gained popularity, although…
Arthroscopy of the Hip
Hip arthroscopy is a rapidly progressing field that has advanced in function and survivorship over the past decade. As increasing literature is published on outcomes of hip arthroscopy, a retrospective…
Management of Labral Tears of the Hip in Young Patients
Our understanding of labral tears in young patients has evolved significantly in recent years. Successful outcome depends on addressing all bony impingement to improve the intra-articular environment, and prevent further…
Osteonecrosis of the Hip
This article reviews the literature regarding the outcomes of various nonoperative and operative treatment options for osteonecrosis of the hip. This article provides the orthopedic community with the latest evidence…
Alternative Bearings in Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Young Patient
Total hip arthroplasty is an effective treatment option for advanced hip arthritis in elderly patients. Studies in young patients have traditionally shown less durable results. With current implants, surgical technique,…
Kienböck Disease
Kienböck disease, or osteonecrosis of the lunate, most often affects patients between the ages of 20 and 40 years. There are 4 major stages of the disease, and treatment is…
Carpal Instability of the Wrist
The scaphoid is stabilized by the scapholunate ligament (directly) and lunotriquetral ligament (indirectly). Disruption of either of these ligaments leads to a pattern of instability that, left untreated, leads to…
