Surgical Treatment of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: An Evolving Technique
Matthew J. Matava, MD, Evan Ellis, MD and Brian Gruber, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 7, July 2009, Major advances have been made recently in the areas of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) anatomy and biomechanics, and several basic science studies have attempted to clarify the variables relevant to the optimal methods […]
Cartilage Transplantation Techniques for Talar Cartilage Lesions
Matthew E. Mitchell, MD, Eric Giza, MD and Martin R. Sullivan, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 7, July 2009, Talar articular cartilage is known to differ significantly from knee cartilage. Even so, recommendations for the treatment of talar cartilage lesions have been based on strategies for the knee. Arthroscopic management of […]
Locking Plates for Extremity Fractures
Jeffrey Anglen, MD, Richard F. Kyle, MD, John Lawrence Marsh, MD, Walter W. Virkus, MD, William C. Watters, III, MD, Michael Warren Keith, MD, Charles M. Turkelson, PhD, Janet L. Wies, MPH and Kevin M. Boyer J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 7, July 2009, The Technology Overview was prepared by an AAOS […]
Management of Hemorrhage in Life-threatening Pelvic Fracture
David J. Hak, MD, MBA, Wade R. Smith, MD and Takashi Suzuki, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 7, July 2009, Emergent life-saving treatment is required for high-energy pelvic fracture with associated hemorrhage and hemodynamic instability. Advances in prehospital, interventional, surgical, and critical care have led to increased survival rates. Pelvic binders […]
Neurologic Injury in the Surgical Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis: Guidelines for Assessment and Management
Joshua M. Pahys, MD, James T. Guille, MD, Linda P. DAndrea, MD, Amer F. Samdani, MD, Joshua Beck, MD and Randal R. Betz, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 7, July 2009, Iatrogenic spinal cord injury resulting from surgical treatment of spinal deformity is a relatively uncommon but devastating complication. Publications on […]
Shoulder Arthroplasty: Prosthetic Options and Indications
J. Michael Wiater, MD and Meredith H. Fabing, DO J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 7, July 2009, Glenohumeral arthropathy and failed shoulder arthroplasty can lead to debilitating pain, reduced motion and strength, and limited function. Primary osteoarthritis, posttraumatic osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cuff tear arthropathy, and osteonecrosis are common in this patient population. […]
Anterior Iliopsoas Impingement and Tendinitis After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Paul F. Lachiewicz, MD and Justin R. Kauk, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 6, June 2009, Anterior iliopsoas impingement and tendinitis is a poorly understood and likely underrecognized cause of groin pain and functional disability after total hip arthroplasty. The patient history and physical examination findings are usually only suggestive, and […]
Static and Mobile Antibiotic-impregnated Cement Spacers for the Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection
Cale Jacobs, PhD, Christian P. Christensen, MD and Michael E. Berend, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 6, June 2009 Two-stage treatment is currently the most common approach for management of an infected joint prosthesis in the United States. Static antibiotic-impregnated polymethylmethacrylate cement spacers have traditionally been used; increasingly, however, mobile or […]
Osteonecrosis of the Humeral Head
Kevin L. Harreld, MD*, David R. Marker, BS*, Ethan R. Wiesler, MD, Babar Shafiq, MD and Michael A. Mont, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 6, June 2009 Osteonecrosis of the humeral head is considerably less common than osteonecrosis of the hip. However, as in the hip, the interaction between a genetic […]
Sagittal Plane Deformity in the Adult Patient
Samuel A. Joseph, Jr, MD, Anthony P. Moreno, MD, Jared Brandoff, MD, Andrew C. Casden, MD, Paul Kuflik, MD and Michael G. Neuwirth, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 6, June 2009 Recent studies have demonstrated that sagittal balance is the most important and reliable radiographic predictor of clinical health status in […]