Stepwise Approach to Ankle Elective and Reconstructive Surgery with External Fixation Paul S. Cooper Introduction Management of intermediate to advanced stage ankle osteoarthritis has evolved over the past decades incorporating…
Stepwise Approach to Forefoot Elective and Reconstructive Surgery with External Fixation Paul S. Cooper Introduction The use of uniplane monolateral external fixation in the forefoot comprises bone and joint distraction,…
Stepwise Approach to Midfoot and Hindfoot Elective and Reconstructive Surgery with External Fixation John J. Stapleton Thomas Zgonis Introduction External fixation for elective and reconstructive arthrodesis of the midfoot and…
Stepwise Approach to Ankle/Pilon Trauma and External Fixation John J. Stapleton Vasilios D. Polyzois Thomas Zgonis Introduction External fixation for management of acute ankle trauma is utilized for early skeletal…
Stepwise Approach to Uniplane, Biplane, Delta, and Hybrid External Fixation Paul S. Cooper Introduction Uniplanar (uniplane) or monolateral (unilateral) external fixators are devices applied to one side of the lower…
Stepwise Approach to Midfoot/Hindfoot Trauma and External Fixation John J. Stapleton Vasilios D. Polyzois Thomas Zgonis Introduction The utilization of external fixation for midfoot and hindfoot trauma has increased due…
Stepwise Approach to Forefoot Trauma and External Fixation Claire M. Capobianco John J. Stapleton Thomas Zgonis Introduction In severe forefoot trauma, the use of external fixation confers the benefits of…
Stepwise Approach to Taylor Spatial Frame for the Foot and Ankle John J. Stapleton Vasilios D. Polyzois Thomas Zgonis Introduction On the basis of the design of the Taylor spatial…
Stepwise Approach to Static Circular External Fixation John J. Stapleton Vasilios D. Polyzois Thomas Zgonis Introduction The successful outcome for utilizing static circular external fixation is determined not only by…
Stepwise Approach to Transosseous Wire and Half-pin Insertion and Tensioning Paul S. Cooper Introduction Circular external fixation wires and half-pins are the primary methods of connection between the external fixator…
