Orthopedics

• Meeting News Coverage

• Flexor digitorum longus tendon transfer, lengthening osteotomy successful in treatment of flatfoot

• Orthopedics Today, July 2012
• SAN DIEGO – Researchers found that lengthening osteotomies of the calcaneus and flexor digitorum longus tendon transfer adequately corrected adult...More »

• Industry News

• Smith & Nephew introduces two new foot and ankle plating systems

• Orthopedics Today, July 2012
• Smith & Nephew launched two new plating systems – the VLP FOOT Percutaneous Calcaneus Plating System and the PERI-LOC Ankle Fusion Plating...More »

• In the Journals

• Ankle arthroscopy complications prevented with dorsiflexion, two-portal hindfoot approach

• June 13, 2012
• Use of the dorsiflexion method and the two-portal hindfoot approach prevented a significant number of complications in patients undergoing anterior ankle...More »

• What is arthroplasty?

• June 4, 2012
• Arthroplasty is a surgical procedure that alters or completely replaces a joint in the body, usually to relieve pain in a malformed or diseased joint,...More »

• Feature Article

• Arthrodesis Versus ORIF for Lisfranc Fractures

• Orthopedics, June 2012, Volume 35 Issue 6
• The Lisfranc joints make up the bony structural support of the transverse arch in the midfoot and account for approximately 0.2% of all fractures. Early...More »

• Feature Article

• Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures in Children

• Orthopedics, June 2012, Volume 35 Issue 6
• Calcaneal fractures are rare injuries in children and adolescents, and fractures with displaced intra-articular fracture patterns are even more rare. The...More »

• Feature Article

• Foot and Ankle Questions on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination: Analysis of Content, Reference, and Performance

• Orthopedics, June 2012, Volume 35 Issue 6
• The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination’s (OITE’s) questions, question sources, and...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• Venous velocity increases with exercises aimed to enhance calf pump function

• Orthopaedics Today Europe [Archives], Issue 3
• BERLIN — Four foot and ankle movements that led to increases in vein diameter and velocity in healthy individuals may be an effective, low-cost...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Hallux limitus/rigidus dermal grafting results in good function, minor complications

• Orthopaedics Today Europe [Archives], Issue 3
• MONTREAL — A less aggressive combined treatment for hallux limitus/rigidus appeared to lead to fewer complications and minimal bone loss while...More »

• Perspective

• CT findings support syndesmotic screw removal for reduction of tibiofibular joint

• Orthopedics Today, May 2012
• SAN FRANCISCO — The results of a prospective study performed with CT scans show that 83% of malreduced tibiofibular syndesmoses spontaneously...More »

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