Total Knee Arthroplasty with a Novel Navigation System Within the Surgical Field
Total knee arthroplasty is a common procedure, and current navigation systems are gradually gaining acceptance for improving surgical accuracy and clinical outcomes. A new navigation system used within the surgical…
Adult Reconstruction
Giles R. Scuderi, MD, Editor In the last decade, instrumentation for total knee arthroplasty has improved the accuracy, reproducibility, and reliability of the procedure. The introduction of computer navigation moved…
Five Polyostotic Conditions That General Orthopedic Surgeons Should Recognize (or Should Not Miss)
General orthopedic surgeons frequently encounter patients with conditions affecting multiple bones. It is important to recognize common polyostotic diseases. This article describes five polyostotic conditions: Multipe Enchondromatosis (Ollier Disease and…
The Thrower’s Elbow
Overhead throwing activities expose the elbow to tremendous valgus stress, making athletes vulnerable to a specific constellation of injuries. Although baseball players, in particular pitchers, are the athletes affected most…
Use of Bisphosphonates in Orthopedic Surgery
Bisphosphonates are medications known to decrease bone resorption by inhibiting osteoclastic activity. They are the first-line therapy for the treatment of osteoporosis because a significant body of literature has proved…
Shoulder Instability in Older Patients
Glenohumeral instability has a bimodal age distribution, with most affected patients younger than 40 years, but with a second peak in older patients. Glenohumeral dislocations in older patients often present…
The Thrower’s Shoulder
Throwers, or athletes who engage in repetitive overhead motions, are a unique subset of athletes that experience distinct shoulder injuries. Athletes engaged in baseball comprise the majority of patients seeking…
Upper Extremity
Asif M. Ilyas, MD, Editor In this issue of the Orthopedic Clinics of North America , we present several interesting articles in the Upper Extremity section, reviewing a number of…
