Femoral Shaft
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
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
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…
Minimally Invasive Reduction and Fixation Techniques for Acetabular Fractures
Minimally Invasive Reduction and Fixation Techniques for Acetabular Fractures Gil R. Ortega Hrayr G. Basmajian INDICATIONS Letournel and Judet1 have demonstrated approaches to adequately open reduce and stabilize acetabular fractures….
Minimally Invasive Treatment of Ankle Fractures
Minimally Invasive Treatment of Ankle Fractures Jodi Siegel The goal in treating ankle fractures is to have a well-aligned mortise at union. Open reduction and internal fixation of unstable ankle…
Minimally Invasive Fixation of Fractures of the Distal Femur
Minimally Invasive Fixation of Fractures of the Distal Femur Hobie Summers INDICATIONS Minimally invasive techniques for the fixation of distal femur fractures have evolved over time as a result of…
Percutaneous Pelvic Ring Fixation
Percutaneous Pelvic Ring Fixation Jason M. Evans INDICATIONS Management of injured patients with pelvic ring disruptions is driven by both deformity and the treating physician’s interpretation of pelvic stability. As…
Minimally Invasive Operative Treatment of Displaced Midclavicular Fractures with a Titanium Elastic Nail
Minimally Invasive Operative Treatment of Displaced Midclavicular Fractures with a Titanium Elastic Nail Axel Jubel INDICATIONS (Table 7.1) Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing (ESIN) is indicated in displaced fractures of the…
Percutaneous Submuscular Plating of the Humerus
Percutaneous Submuscular Plating of the Humerus Bruce H. Ziran David W. Robinson INDICATIONS FOR SUBMUSCULAR PLATING Open plating of the humerus has been the favored treatment method amongst most orthopaedic…
