Hip Spica Cast for Femur Fracture
Hip Spica Cast for Femur Fracture Colyn Watkins, MD, MPH Indications Femur fracture ages: 6 months to 4 years of age Sterile Instruments/Equipment Spica cast table Cast supplies (Webril, fiberglass…
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture Fixation
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture Fixation Travis Matheney, MD Indications Subtrochanteric femur fracture Ages five to skeletal maturity Sterile Instruments/Equipment Fracture table or radiolucent operating room table ORIF set Ball-tipped spike Large…
Halo Placement
Halo Placement John B. Emans, MD Indications Unstable cervical spine injury Postoperative immobilization for cervical spine injury treated surgically Any age Sterile Instruments/Equipment Table Halo-crown vest system Commercially available systems…
Proximal Femur Fractures
Proximal Femur Fractures Young-Jo Kim, MD, PhD, MACM Indications Unstable proximal femoral fracture (any age) Nondisplaced femoral neck fracture (age five to skeletal maturity) Femoral head fractures Sterile Instruments/Equipment Fracture…
Hand Fractures
Hand Fractures Peter M. Waters, MD, MSSc The majority (˜75%) of hand fractures have acceptable alignment and are stable. This means most hand fractures are not at significant risk of…
Posterior Stabilization for Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures
Posterior Stabilization for Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures Lawrence I. Karlin, MD Indications Unstable spine fracture (Figure 17-1). Instability determined by extent of bone and ligamentous injury. Clear indication for posterior stabilization…
Scaphoid Fractures
Scaphoid Fractures Carley Vuillermin, MBBS, MPH, FRACS Scaphoid fractures are often difficult acutely to diagnose due to less severe than expected signs and symptoms. Even in children and adolescents, up…
Percutaneous Screw Fixation of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
Percutaneous Screw Fixation of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) Michael B. Millis, MD Indications Stable and unstable SCFE Optional: prophylactic contralateral pinning in endocrine disorders and age <10 Sterile Instruments/Equipment…
Distal Radius Fractures
Distal Radius Fractures Collin J. May, MD, MPH Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning (CRPP) Indications Displaced radial physeal fracture with median neuropathy Unstable distal radius fracture that will not remodel sufficiently…
Radius and Ulna Forearm Fractures
Radius and Ulna Forearm Fractures Samantha Spencer, MD IM Rodding Indications (Figure 12-1) Unacceptable closed reduction as per age (will not remodel) Unstable fractures after closed reduction Open fractures with…
