The Hip - book

Finger and Hand Incisions

– See:     – Finger Tip Injuries – Brunner Type Incisions:     – The zig-zag volar-digital incision for flexor tendon surgery. – Midaxial Incision:     – indications: septic arthritis of IP joints and MP joint of thumb;     – site for placing midaxial incision is performed by  flexing finger & marking the … Read more

Functional Outcome and Gait Analysis after Triple or Double Arthrodesis

Foot Ankle Int. 1999 Sep;20(9):545-553   Beischer AD, Brodsky JW, Pollo FE, Peereboom J   ABSTRACT   BACKGROUND: Thirteen patients who had undergone unilateral triple or double arthrodesis were studied an average of 5.2 years after surgery.   METHODS: Patients with a neuromuscular disorder; inflammatory arthritis; or any other focus of lower extremity arthritis, deformity, … Read more

Functional Evaluation of the Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement

Foot Ankle Int. 2004 Jun;25(6):377-381   Dyrby C, Chou LB, Andriacchi TP, Mann RA ABSTRACT   BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the function of the ankle joint during walking before and after Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR™ Ankle).   METHODS: Nine patients (six males and three females) with an average age … Read more

Fresh Ankle Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Tibiotalar Joint Arthritis

Foot Ankle Int. 2005 Oct;26(10):793-802   Meehan R, McFarlin S, Bugbee W, Brage M ABSTRACT  BACKGROUND: Conventional treatment for tibiotalar joint arthritis relies on arthrodesis or prosthetic arthroplasty. Fresh osteochondral allografting is an alternative procedure to replace diseased articular cartilage.   METHODS: Eleven patients (average age 43 years; range 18 to 65 years) had fresh … Read more

Fibula

                                                     Local Tenderness – Nonossifying fibroma – Ewing’s sarcoma: diaphyseal region; ——————— Yes – Aneurysmal bone cyst – Chondroblastoma —————————————– Yes – Desmoplastic fibroma (rare) Soft Tissue – Giant cell tumor – Hemangioma – Lipoma – OsteoLiposarcoma      (See Liposarcoma) – Reticulum cell sarcoma – Simple bone cyst – Xanthofibroma Distal fibulectomy for Ewing’s sarcoma. … Read more