Femoral Rotational Osteotomy (Proximal and Distal) Robert M. Kay DEFINITIONS Femoral anteversion is the angle in the transverse (rotational) plane between the neck of the femur and the distal femur,…
Proximal Femoral Varus Osteotomy Using a 90-Degree Blade Plate Tom F. Novacheck DEFINITION Proximal femoral varus osteotomy can be useful for many conditions: Coxa valga deformity Hip subluxation (nearly all…
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome Jonathan A. Godin Jocelyn R. Wittstein L. Scott Levin Claude T. Moorman III DEFINITION Compartment syndrome can be either acute or chronic. Acute compartment syndrome is…
Osteochondritis Dissecans and Large Osteochondral Defects of the Knee Kevin G. Shea John Polousky Noah Archibald-Seiffer DEFINITION Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a focal idiopathic alteration of subchondral bone with risk…
Meniscoplasty for Discoid Lateral Meniscus Jay C. Albright DEFINITION A discoid meniscus is abnormal in both thickness and amount of covering or interposition of the compartment or plateau. Over 99%…
Arthroscopic Drilling and Fixation of Osteochondritis Dissecans Theodore J. Ganley Kevin G. Shea Nathan L. Grimm DEFINITION Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is described as a focal, idiopathic alteration of subchondral bone…
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery Amanda L. Weller Craig S. Mauro Christopher D. Harner DEFINITION The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) serves as the primary restraint to posterior translation of the tibia…
Arthroscopy-Assisted Management or Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Tibial Spine Fractures Itai Gans Theodore J. Ganley DEFINITION Tibial spine fractures are bony avulsions of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Patient J. Todd R. Lawrence R. Jay Lee Mininder S. Kocher DEFINITION Skeletally immature patients have open growth plates, or physes, and…
Acute Patellar and Chronic Patellar Instability Eric J. Wall Jay C. Albright Sarah R. Steward DEFINITION Patellar instability in children and adolescents usually involves an episode of complete dislocation of…
