ORTHOPEDIC
The Latarjet-Patte Procedure for Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability in Contact Athletes
Recurrent anterior shoulder instability is common in contact athletes and the high-energy injuries seen in this group make them more prone to bone loss. Athletes with recurrent instability and associated…
Shoulder Instability with Concomitant Bone Loss in the Athlete
Thorough evaluation of the athlete with persistent shoulder instability and appropriate use of imaging modalities, such as 3-dimensional computed tomography, can help quantify the severity of bony deficiency. Based on…
Novel Applications of Osseointegration in Orthopedic Limb Salvage Surgery
Osseointegration is a biologic process vital to modern endoprosthetic fixation in orthopedic surgery. Numerous engineering advancements have improved the utilization of this technology in orthopedics; however, issues such as stress…
Sports Medicine
Mark D. Miller, MD, Editor As the Consulting Editor for Clinics in Sports Medicine , I would like to share some of our “hot” articles from the past year. The…
Flexor Tendon Injury, Repair and Rehabilitation
Injuries to the flexor tendons remain among the most difficult problems in hand surgery. Historically, lacerations to the intrasynovial portion of the flexor tendons were thought to be unsuitable for…
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 broad range…
Blount Disease
Blount disease is a developmental disorder associated with childhood obesity. Based on whether the deformity is first noted before or after 4 years of age, early-onset and late-onset forms of Blount…
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Shital N. Parikh, MD, Editor Idiopathic tibia vara (or physiologic bow legs) is a relatively common, self-limiting deformity in childhood. It is a source of significant parental anxiety, for which…
Deformity Correction in Haiti with the Taylor Spatial Frame
The Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) is an external-fixator that corrects deformities in 6 axes, and can successfully manage disorders involving multiplanar deformities. In the developing-world, orthopaedic surgeons are often faced…