Flexion distraction injuries of the thoracolumbar spine: a review.

abstract：:This study evaluated the expanding role of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in pediatric fracture care based on the only national ambulatory surgery database within the United States. Released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1996 and again in 2006, these reports were used to estimate the vo...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Bernstein DT,Chen C,Zhang W,McKay SD

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review the relevant anatomy and provide technical tips for endoscopic decompression of the cubital tunnel. Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common nerve compression syndrome in the upper extremity. Until recently, surgeons focused on open decompression combined with submuscular or subcutaneous tr...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Damert HG,Altmann S,Infanger M,Kraus A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the acute outcomes and mortality rates of an Advanced Trauma Life Support guideline approach for managing hemodynamically unstable pelvic ring injuries. We retrospectively reviewed the acute outcomes of 48 consecutive patients with hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures. Pat...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Hou Z,Smith WR,Strohecker KA,Bowen TR,Irgit K,Baro SM,Morgan SJ

更新日期：2012-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:An otherwise healthy young male sustained a non-displaced fracture of the pelvis in a blunt trauma from a motor vehicle accident. A fever developed on his second post injury day which led to discovery of an intrahepatic abscess by CAT scan. After blunt trauma to the abdomen, one must consider not only a retroperitonea...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Fadel JN,Ambach JW,Fitzpatrick JF,Liebert CW Jr

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a skeletally immature achondroplastic adolescent with significant thoracolumbar lordosis who presented with neurogenic claudication and urinary incontinence progressing over a 1-year period. She underwent decompressive lumbar laminectomy from T12 to L5 with preservation of the facet joints. Over th...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Agabegi SS,Antekeier DP,Crawford AH,Crone KR

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevention of osteolysis is a complex problem with multiple variables. Polyethylene represents one half of the bearing surface. Femoral head size, component congruency, and bearing material play a dominant role in the generation of particulate debris. In addition to all of these variables, there is a significant i...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Schmidt RH

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoid osteoma is a benign tumor of bone that occurs in children and adolescents, particularly in the femur and tibia. Osteoid osteoma of the spine accounts for approximately 10% of these lesions. There frequently is a delay in diagnosis because of its difficult visual appearance. Pain in the spine occurring at night...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Polivy KD,Scott RM,Zimbler S

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthroscopy during ulnar shortening osteotomy for ulnar impaction syndrome is subject to debate regarding its clinical usefulness. The purposes of this study were to analyze the arthroscopic findings in patients who underwent ulnar shortening osteotomy and to assess the role of arthroscopic evaluation during osteotomy...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Koh KH,Lee HL,Chang YS,Park MJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-traumatic atlantoaxial subluxation in an adult due to retropharyngeal abscess has been only sporadically reported. This article presents such a case treated non-surgically, with discussion of clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment. The differential diagnosis of non-traumatic atlantoaxial sub...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Robertson S,Pinstein ML,LaVelle DG

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of vascular injuries associated with total hip arthroplasty (THA) is low. However, several vascular structures are at risk of injury within the pelvis. These include the external iliac, femoral, and obturator vessels. Both reaming of the acetabulum and drilling of the acetabular screw holes may place the...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Khoriati AA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed 560 minimally invasive unicompartmental knee arthroplasties in patients with osteoarthritis using the Oxford phase 3 prosthesis since January 2002. For the prospective analysis, clinical and radiographic assessments were carried out preoperatively and regularly followed after surgery. Ninety-five cases we...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Kim KT,Lee S,Park HS,Cho KH,Kim KS

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although ankle arthroscopy has been limited by the restricted available joint space, the use of distraction in addition to joint distention has permitted improved surgical and diagnostic examination of the ankle. In contrast to previously described methods of distraction, a simple, effective, and noninvasive method of...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Trager S,Frederick LD,Seligson D

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As nonfatal firearm-related injuries continue to increase, calculating the financial cost these injuries have on an urban trauma center may help justify funding for intervention programs. The impact these injuries have on orthopedic resident education may lead to changes in the training of some urban-based programs. T...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Russo R,Fury M,Accardo S,Krause P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-five patients underwent operative treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphyses at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, between January 1975 and April 1980. Charts and x-rays were available for review in 45 of these patients with 68 affected hips; the incidence of bilaterality was 51%. Sixty-...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Bloom ML,Crawford AH

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented the major advantages of using femoral components that have porous coating over the entire stemmed portion and have a cylindrical distal shape. The advantages of a stem with these design features also are reflected in the changing pattern of hip implant usage. A decade ago, the most frequently used po...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Engh CA Sr,Culpepper WJ 2nd

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyhydroxyacids are a promising class of bioresorbable materials withpotential applications in spinal surgery. One such polymer, MacroPore (MacroPore Biosurgery Inc, San Diego, Calif), offers a balance of strength, predictable degradation, lack of stimulus of foreign body reaction, and biocompatibility with neural ti...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Alexander JT,Branch CL Jr,Subach BR,Haid RW Jr

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This experimental cadaver study assessed computer navigation for the arthroscopic measurement of full-thickness cartilage defects in the knee joint. Cartilage defects were measured during arthroscopy using three cartilage defect-managing modules to compare fixed (invasive) and noninvasive rigid-body fixations. The com...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Marlovits S,Zimmermann V,Vekszler G,Resinger C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates magnetic resonance findings in 16 patients (25 heels) with heel pain. Sixteen of 25 (64%) studies demonstrated abnormalities which could be related to the etiology of their heel pain. Eleven of 16 abnormal scans demonstrated thickening of the plantar aponeurosis with associated fibrosis (7 of 1...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Hall RL,Erickson SJ,Shereff MJ,Johnson JE,Kneeland JB

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip arthroplasty is a common procedure used for the treatment of fractures and degenerative processes affecting the hip. Proximal femoral replacement is an uncommon type of hip arthroplasty used for reconstruction after extensive bone loss. Proximal femoral replacement is used most commonly after the resection of the ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Couch CG,Nicholas RW,Montgomery CO

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:External fixation was employed in 33 open extremity fractures in 29 patients. These high energy injuries were characterized by massive soft tissue injury, contamination, instability, comminution, and/or segmental bone loss. Initial management consisted of irrigation and debridement, and application of the external fix...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Hardaker WT,Ward WT,Goldner JL

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the efficacy and cost of radiation therapy with indomethacin in the prophylaxis of heterotopic ossification following total hip replacement. Twenty-two patients received a radiation dose of 10 Gy in five fractions, 28 patients 8 Gy in one fraction, and 27 patients 25 mg oral indomethacin three time...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： D'Lima DD,Venn-Watson EJ,Tripuraneni P,Colwell CW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess (1) the prevalence of the fracture of ceramic heads implanted on used trunnions of well-fixed stems without using a titanium adapter sleeve; (2) the prevalence of trunnionosis secondary to fretting and/or corrosion at the trunnion of the well-fixed stem; and (3) clinical and rad...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Kim YH,Park JW,Kim JS

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dislocation of the tibiofibular joint is rare and usually results from a traumatic event. Only 1 case of atraumatic proximal tibiofibular joint instability in a 14-year-old girl has been reported in the literature, however this condition might occur more frequently than once thought. A wide range of treatment options ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Morrison TD,Shaer JA,Little JE

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex regional pain syndrome, vasospastic disorders, and hyperhidrosis are chronic and debilitating upper extremity problems. Twenty-nine consecutive patients treated with thoracoscopic sympathectomy are presented. Diagnoses included complex regional pain syndrome, hyperhidrosis, Buerger's disease, Raynaud's disease...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Rizzo M,Balderson SS,Harpole DH,Levin LS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of musculoskeletal injury sustained during tobacco farming has been poorly documented. Using the trauma registry for all farm-related injuries occurring during a 16-month period, hospital charts, radiographs, and clinic charts were reviewed to identify those patients sustaining tobacco farming-related in...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Pugh KJ,Pienkowski D,Gorczyca JT

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective pedicle diameter (EPD), the maximal cancellous diameter of the spinal pedicle, demonstrates the maximal diameter available for transpedicular screw placement. The pedicles of 16 spines from T6 to L5 were measured directly with a graduated mean increase in the EPD ranging from 4.8 mm at T6 to 5.9 mm at L5. Th...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Banta CJ 2nd,King AG,Dabezies EJ,Liljeberg RL

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A carbon fiber stackable cage system is presented to promote the reconstruction of the anterior column after vertebrectomy or corpectomy in tumor and trauma surgery. Modularity, immediate stability, early fusion of the graft, radiolucency, and no risk of disease transmission are the main advantages of this system. ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Boriani S,Biagini R,Bandiera S,Gasbarrini A,De Iure F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhance your diagnostic skills with this "test yourself" monthly column, which features a radiograph and challenges you to make a diagnosis. ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Desai MA,Bancroft LW

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotics are commonly mixed with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cement to suppress severe periprosthetic infections associated with total joint arthroplasty. The relationship between antibiotic concentration and the resulting elution kinetics remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to characterize the release...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Kaplan L,Kurdziel M,Baker KC,Verner J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to review the authors' initial experience with arthroscopic transosseous rotator cuff repair. Thirty-one patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears underwent arthroscopic transosseous rotator cuff repair over a 15-month period. Preoperatively, demographics and subjective scores were rec...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Black EM,Lin A,Srikumaran U,Jain N,Freehill MT

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00