Surgical Dislocation of the Hip
Surgical Dislocation of the Hip Farshad Adib Young-Jo Kim DEFINITION Surgical dislocation of the hip can be done safely to treat a number of conditions, including femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), labral…
Triple Innominate Osteotomy
Triple Innominate Osteotomy Dennis R. Wenger Maya E. Pring Vidyadhar V. Upasani DEFINITION Triple innominate osteotomy (TIO) is a surgical procedure that includes osteotomy of the ilium, ischium, and pubis,…
Chiari Medial Displacement Osteotomy of the Pelvis
Chiari Medial Displacement Osteotomy of the Pelvis Travis H. Matheney Brian Snyder DEFINITION The Chiari osteotomy is primarily a “salvage” osteotomy for acetabular dysplasia in the painful, unstable hip. It…
Labral Support (Shelf) Procedure for Perthes Disease
Labral Support (Shelf) Procedure for Perthes Disease J. Richard Bowen DEFINITION The labral support (shelf) procedure has been used in patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (or Perthes disease) in Waldenström stages…
Pericapsular Osteotomies of Pemberton and Dega
Pericapsular Osteotomies of Pemberton and Dega Tim Schrader W. Timothy Ward DEFINITION The Pemberton7 (FIG 1) and Dega1, 2 (FIG 2) osteotomies are performed for acetabular dysplasia that is either…
Anterior Drainage of the Septic Hip in Children
Anterior Drainage of the Septic Hip in Children Richard M. Schwend DEFINITION Septic arthritis of the hip affects children of all ages, from the newborn to adolescents. The principles of…
Innominate Osteotomy of Salter
Innominate Osteotomy of Salter Simon P. Kelley John H. Wedge DEFINITION The Salter innominate osteotomy is commonly performed in conjunction with an open reduction for the dislocated hip in developmental…
Anterior Approach for Open Reduction of the Developmentally Dislocated Hip
Anterior Approach for Open Reduction of the Developmentally Dislocated Hip Richard M. Schwend DEFINITION Developmental dysplasia or dislocation of the hip (DDH) is a disorder that may affect the development…
Medial Approach for Open Reduction of a Developmentally Dislocated Hip
Medial Approach for Open Reduction of a Developmentally Dislocated Hip Lori A. Karol Jeffrey E. Martus DEFINITION Developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH) occurs in 1.5 babies per 1000 live…
Lumbar Discectomy
Lumbar Discectomy Bradley K. Weiner Ronald Mitchell DEFINITION Clinically significant lumbar disc herniations are characterized by a focal distortion of the normal anatomic configuration of discal material resulting in compression…
