Upper Extremity

Oct 6, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Upper Extremity

Asif M. Ilyas, MD, Editor In this issue of the Orthopedic Clinics of North America , we present several interesting articles in the Upper Extremity section reviewing a broad range…

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Flexor Tendon Injury, Repair and Rehabilitation

Oct 6, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Flexor Tendon Injury, Repair and Rehabilitation

Injuries to the flexor tendons remain among the most difficult problems in hand surgery. Historically, lacerations to the intrasynovial portion of the flexor tendons were thought to be unsuitable for…

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Blount Disease

Oct 6, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Blount Disease

Blount disease is a developmental disorder associated with childhood obesity. Based on whether the deformity is first noted before or after 4 years of age, early-onset and late-onset forms of Blount…

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Surgical Exposure for Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Oct 6, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Surgical Exposure for Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty can relieve pain and restore function in properly selected patients. The procedure is commonly performed through one of 2 surgical approaches: deltopectoral or anterosuperior. This article describes…

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Pediatric Orthopaedics

Oct 6, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Pediatric Orthopaedics

Shital N. Parikh, MD, Editor Idiopathic tibia vara (or physiologic bow legs) is a relatively common, self-limiting deformity in childhood. It is a source of significant parental anxiety, for which…

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Contemporary Management of Subtrochanteric Fractures

Oct 6, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Contemporary Management of Subtrochanteric Fractures

Cephalomedullary interlocking nails that allow for trochanteric entry and minimally invasive fixation have revolutionized the contemporary management of subtrochanteric fractures with improved union rates and decreased incidence of fixation failure….

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Trauma

Oct 6, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Trauma

Saqib Rehman, MD, Editor Deformity correction remains a foundation of our specialty of Orthopedics. In this particular issue of Orthopedic Clinics of North America , we have two articles that…

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Adult Reconstruction

Oct 6, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Adult Reconstruction

Giles R. Scuderi, MD, Editor With the advances in total joint arthroplasty, there has been a great deal of attention directed toward perioperative multimodal pain management since postoperative pain remains…

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