Ultrasound-Guided Needle Tenotomy and Ultrasound-Guided Tenotomy and Debridement With Tenex Health TX System

Oct 27, 2024 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Ultrasound-Guided Needle Tenotomy and Ultrasound-Guided Tenotomy and Debridement With Tenex Health TX System

Key Points • A subset of tendinopathy appears to become chronic and nonresponsive to conservative treatments such as activity modification and exercise-based rehabilitation. • Ultrasound-guided needle tenotomy is a simple…

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Ultrasound Basics

Oct 27, 2024 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Ultrasound Basics

Introduction Ultrasound guidance can be applied to assist in a multitude of interventional orthopedic procedures. This chapter provides a review of ultrasound physics, image optimization, common artifacts, and fundamentals of…

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Toxins for Orthopedics

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Introduction Botulinum toxin (BTX) is produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum as a complex of proteins containing neurotoxin and various non-toxic proteins. There are seven immunologically distinct serotypes of the…

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Allograft Tissues

Oct 27, 2024 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Allograft Tissues

Introduction Allograft tissues are obtained from a donor source and transplanted into a different recipient or host, while autologous tissues are obtained and redirected into the same individual. Allograft tissue…

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Sclerosing Agents

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Introduction Sclerotherapy is the process of injecting a proinflammatory agent into an enlarged potential space (e.g., bursa, Morel-Lavallee lesion, tendon sheath) with the goal of alleviating pain, restoring function, and…

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Autologous Orthobiologics

Oct 27, 2024 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Autologous Orthobiologics

Introduction The delivery of cell- and non-cell-based therapies can generally be classified as either autologous or allogenic. Autologous treatments involve a procedure in which the patient’s own tissues are collected…

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Principles of Injection Therapy

Oct 27, 2024 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Principles of Injection Therapy

Musculoskeletal injections are common procedures across various medical specialties. The evidence for musculoskeletal injections is varied and is complicated by differing injection techniques, injectates, and landmark versus image guidance. When…

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