Salter-Harris Distal Femur and Proximal Tibia Fractures Lauren E. Lamont Matthew R. Garner Roger F. Widmann INTRODUCTION Knee injuries in adolescents commonly result in fractures of either the distal femoral…
Tibial Spine/Anterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Fractures Overview Technique Suture Itai Gans Theodore J. Ganley TREATMENT It is important to review and know the Meyers and McKeever classification system for tibial…
Tibial Spine Avulsion Fractures: Overview and Arthroscopic Technique for Internal Fixation with Cannulated Screws Benedict U. Nwachukwu Daniel W. Green INTRODUCTION Children and adolescents are increasingly involved in competitive sporting…
Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fractures in Children and Adolescents Benedict U. Nwachukwu Ryan C. Rauck Shevaun M. Doyle INTRODUCTION Tibial tubercle fractures are uncommon injuries that most frequently occur during maximal…
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Donald E. Fowler III Marcia Voigt Scott A. Rodeo INTRODUCTION Injury and loss of the meniscus has been shown to alter load transmission in the knee by…
Surgical Techniques for Treatment of Symptomatic Discoid Meniscus Jacqueline Munch Marcia Voigt Daniel W. Green Scott A. Rodeo Discoid menisci become symptomatic due to instability and/or meniscal tearing. A discoid…
Discoid Meniscus: Overview, Epidemiology, Classification, Assessment Christine M. Goodbody R. Jay Lee Victor M. Ho-Fung Theodore J. Ganley INTRODUCTION AND ANATOMY Discoid meniscus is an anatomic variant, usually affecting the…
Technique: Frontiers of Cartilage Restoration Ellie Ci-En Choi Keng Lin Wong James H.P. Hui INTRODUCTION Articular cartilage is composed of hyaline cartilage and allows for low-friction movement of the joint….
Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation/Allograft Stephanie W. Mayer Curtis D. VandenBerg Jay C. Albright INTRODUCTION Although a large percentage of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions in the pediatric and adolescent population will heal…
Bioabsorbable Fixation of Symptomatic Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions in Children and Adolescents Jonathan D. Haskel Tyler J. Uppstrom Daniel W. Green GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN JUVENILE OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS MANAGEMENT For large…
