Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fractures in Children and Adolescents Benedict U. Nwachukwu Ryan C. Rauck Shevaun M. Doyle INTRODUCTION Tibial tubercle fractures are uncommon injuries that most frequently occur during maximal…
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Donald E. Fowler III Marcia Voigt Scott A. Rodeo INTRODUCTION Injury and loss of the meniscus has been shown to alter load transmission in the knee by…
Surgical Techniques for Treatment of Symptomatic Discoid Meniscus Jacqueline Munch Marcia Voigt Daniel W. Green Scott A. Rodeo Discoid menisci become symptomatic due to instability and/or meniscal tearing. A discoid…
Discoid Meniscus: Overview, Epidemiology, Classification, Assessment Christine M. Goodbody R. Jay Lee Victor M. Ho-Fung Theodore J. Ganley INTRODUCTION AND ANATOMY Discoid meniscus is an anatomic variant, usually affecting the…
Technique: Frontiers of Cartilage Restoration Ellie Ci-En Choi Keng Lin Wong James H.P. Hui INTRODUCTION Articular cartilage is composed of hyaline cartilage and allows for low-friction movement of the joint….
Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation/Allograft Stephanie W. Mayer Curtis D. VandenBerg Jay C. Albright INTRODUCTION Although a large percentage of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions in the pediatric and adolescent population will heal…
Bioabsorbable Fixation of Symptomatic Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions in Children and Adolescents Jonathan D. Haskel Tyler J. Uppstrom Daniel W. Green GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN JUVENILE OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS MANAGEMENT For large…
Open Reduction Internal Fixation Metal Compression Techniques for Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans Davietta C. Butty Adam B. Yanke Brian J. Cole INTRODUCTION The hallmark of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is pathologic destruction…
Retroarticular Drilling of Osteochondritis Dissecans John D. Polousky INTRODUCTION Surgical drilling of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions is a commonly performed treatment for stable lesions in skel-etally immature patients. Drilling of…
Transarticular Drilling of Osteochondritis Dissecans Samir K. Trehan Benton E. Heyworth INTRODUCTION Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a pathologic process affecting subchondral bone and the adjacent articular cartilage, which can advance…
