Medical Malpractice Insurance for orthopaedic surgeons

Open Exposure for Ankle Arthrodesis

Patient Positioning: supine w/ bumb under hip; prep for bone graft; tourniquet on thigh (if case is extended consider use of sterile calf tourniquet after two hours); Instruments: roungeurs, currettes, osteotomes, lamina spreaders, osillating saw; Lateral Incision and Exposure: lateral incision over distal fibula, which is extended anteriorly at distal tip of fibula toward the … Read more

Internet Driven Form Generator for Brief Op note, Orders, Prescriptions, and Patient Education Sheet.

Problem:  1) The busy surgeon is faced with a mounting amount of documentation challenges which interferes with already hardpressed time constraints. (Any surgeon that disputes the increasing amount of documentation is probably not aware of current CMS guidelines).  Most surgeons are probably not aware of what CMS requires and does not require (and has not felt … Read more

TKR – Posterior Cruciate Ligament Retaining Prosthesis

[ooo id=”60132″] – See: – TKR Menu – Joint Line Position: – Posterior Stabilized Prosthesis: – Function of Posterior Cruciate Ligament: (see PCL) – as the knee flexes, eccentric postion of the PCL femoral orgin prodecues a tensile force in the ligament; – because of nonconforming low friction articlation, this tensile force is converted into … Read more

TKR: Valgus Deformity

– See: – TKR Menu: – Collateral ligaments: – Medial Collateral Ligament – Lateral Collateral Ligament – Discussion: – more common in females; – in valgus knee, ligament balancing is more difficult to fix; – the anatomic deformity is usually larger in valgus than in varus, and it is on the femoral side; – femur … Read more

TKR: Evaluation and Management of Bone Defects

[ooo id=”160755″] – See: – Revision TKR: – TKR Menu – Discussion: – asymmetrical bone loss often occurs in the proximal tibia; – CT scan have shown that once one get more than 1 cm below joint line quality and quantity of the supporting cancellous bone diminishes precipitously; – equally important, attachments of iliotibial band, … Read more

Total Knee Replacement – Patient Saftey Packet

How We Are Committed to Protecting Your Safety:          How We Protect You From Infection          How We Protect You From  Blood Clots: What you should know before your surgery?         your laboratory results                 your hematocrit should be between 30 and 45%                         – if your hematocrit drops below 25-26% during your surgery, we may recommend a … Read more

Total Knee Replacement – Day 1

           blood draw: A blood drawing technician will draw your blood at 6 AM (will test for your red blood cell level          – hematocrit – and possibly chemitry level).  Ask your nurse about your hematocrit (should be above 30 and if          the hematocrit is below 26 we may recommend a transfusion)          vitals … Read more

Winging Scapula

– Discussion:    – injuriy to long thoracic nerve (serratus anterior) leads to medial winging; – injury to the spinal accessory (trapezius) leads to lateral winging; – diff dx: – brachial plexus injury /preganglionic injury – serratus anterior / long thoracic nerve – trapezius – fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy – parsonage turner   Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, … Read more

Wrist Menu

(see also: Hand Menu; Physical Exam; Radiographs) – Arthroscopy – Arthrography – Aspiration – Arthrodesis – Capitate – Carpal Instability – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – CarpoMetaCarpal Fracture – CMC Arthritis – CMC Instability in the Thumb – CMC Instability in the Metacarpals – Darrach’s Procedure – DeQuervain’s Disease – Distal Radial Fractures – Dorsal Intercalated … Read more