Valgus Deformity Correction ▪ During exposure of a knee with a valgus deformity take care not to compromise the medial soft tissue sleeve, which may already be attenuated. ▪ Make…

This approach described by Clohisy et al., Laude et al., and others has been used for patients with cam impingement. After hip arthroscopy for intraarticular or central compartment labral débridement or repair,…

Surgical dislocation of the hip was described by Ganz et al. over a decade ago for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) (see also Technique 8 ). The surgery is designed…

Core decompression is based on the belief that the procedure relieves intraosseous pressure caused by venous congestion, allowing improved vascularity and possible slowing the progression of the disease. While initial…

Three basic types of trochanteric osteotomies are currently used in hip arthroplasty: (1) the standard or conventional type, (2) the so-called trochanteric slide, and (3) the extended trochanteric osteotomy (…

This technique does not include the use of a special traction table (i.e., Hanna table). ▪ Position the patient supine on the operating room table so that the bend of…

Removal of a Tibial Graft ▪ To avoid excessive loss of blood, use a tourniquet (preferably pneumatic) when the tibial graft is removed. After removal of the graft, the tourniquet…

The posterolateral approach is a modification of the posterior approaches described by Gibson and by Moore. The approach can be extended proximally by osteotomy of the greater trochanter with anterior…