Calcaneus Patrick Yoon INDICATIONS Fracture Characteristics Traditionally, percutaneous treatment of calcaneus fractures has been reserved for tongue-type fractures. In this type of fracture, there is direct bony continuity between the…

Femoral Shaft Theerachai Apivatthakakul Chang-Wug Oh INDICATIONS The standard treatment of femoral shaft fractures is closed intramedullary nailing.1 However, in some situations an intramedullary nail may be contraindicated or technically…

Minimally Invasive Plating of the Distal Tibia Daniel J. Stinner Michael J. Beltran Cory A. Collinge INDICATIONS Minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) is a technique indicated for fractures of…

Minimally Invasive Hip Fracture Yoram A. Weil Rami Mosheiff BACKGROUND Hip fracture has become a modern epidemic. The incidence of hip fractures is increasing throughout the world, as is the…