Medical Malpractice Insurance for orthopaedic surgeons

Surgical Instruments for Revision THR

– Company Specific Products:      – Innomed Products:      – Biomet® Flexible Osteotome System  – Screw Drivers:      – manufacturer specific screw drivers are necessary to remove the acetabular screws; – High-Speed Drills:      – disadvantage: these drills remove bone more easily than they do harder cement;      – may be needed to remove distal … Read more

Surgical Approach to the Ulna

– See:          – Blount Fracture: Both Bone Forearm Fracture          – Plating Techniques – Position:     – arm is placed on an upholstered armboard w/ medium elbow flexion and full arm pronation; – Surgical Approach:     – interneural approach: lies between ECU (PIN) & FCU (ulnar nerve);     – … Read more

Surgical Approaches for Both Bone Forearm Frx

  – Technique:     – position: supine;           – ulnar fractures: arm pronated across the chest;           – radial fractures: arm abducted and in neutral rotation;     – fractures of both bones of forearm are carried out through separate incisions, w/ 2-2.75 inch skin brige left between two;     – Approach to … Read more

Surgical Approach for Olecranon Frx

– See:              – Posterior Approach:              – Lateral Approach – Position:     – lateral w/ the arm abducted 90 deg;     – force of gravity maintains the correct position;     – sterile tourniquet is applied;     – for simple fractures: supine with the arm laid across the chest;     – … Read more