Hand Infections
Many acute hand and upper extremity infections should be treated as surgical emergencies to avoid stiffness, contracture, pain, and amputation. Proper treatment requires understanding of anatomy and how this influences…
Adult Brachial Plexus Injury
Adult traumatic brachial plexus injury involves injury of the C5-T1 spinal nerves. Common patterns of injury include “upper arm” and “total arm” types. The specific signs of preganglionic avulsion injury…
Lateral Epicondylitis
Lateral epicondylitis has several different treatment methods, with no single agreed upon therapy. This article summarizes the current literature on injection therapies for lateral epicondylitis. Glucocorticoid, botulinum toxin, autologous blood,…
Femoroacetabular Impingement
The concept of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) emerged following the observation that FAI can be precipitated by acetabular reorientation and can produce new labral damage. Interest in the association between chondrolabral…
Orthopedic Evaluation and Surgical Treatment of the Spastic Shoulder
The spastic shoulder can often result from brain injury that causes disruption in the upper motor neuron inhibitory pathways. Patients develop dyssynergic muscle activation, muscle weakness, and contractures and often…
Advances in the Orthopedic Management of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
The long-established study of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) has opened a realm of scientific research surrounding connective tissue disorders. Over the past decade alone there have been vast advancements in the…
Prevention of Overuse Sports Injuries in the Young Athlete
The purpose of this article is to review the current theories regarding prevalence, mechanism, and prevention strategies for overuse injuries in a young athletic population. This information provides valuable insight…
Spectrum of Shoulder Injuries in Skeletally Immature Patients
This article evaluates the spectrum of epidemiology and treatment of children presenting with shoulder pain. These injuries are discussed to further understand the mechanism of injury, the variation of these…
Surgical Management Principles of Gunshot-Related Fractures
This article discusses contemporary management strategies for gunshot-related fractures with special attention paid to the initial evaluation, role of debridement, principles of fixation, need and duration of antibiotic therapy, and…
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…
