Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a mechanical hip disorder defined as abnormal abutment between the femoral head or the femoral head–neck junction and the acetabulum. It was initially described as a…
Fractures that occur above or around the femoral component of a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The rates of periprosthetic fractures for TKA vary. The incidence is reported to be 0.3%…
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is the result of abnormal contact between the proximal femur and the acetabular rim. Abnormalities can be identified on either the femoral or acetabular side but are…
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is the standard of care for symptomatic degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the hip that is unresponsive to nonoperative treatment. Cementless THA has demonstrated excellent mid-…
Hip arthroscopy is a minimally invasive technique to address a variety of painful hip conditions in the athletic and prearthritic population. A surge in technologic development since the mid-1990s has…
Severe deformity is a congenital (acquired or iatrogenic) abnormality in the size and shape of the native acetabulum or proximal femur, and special techniques or implants must be employed by…
At less than 90 degrees of active knee flexion, a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has inadequate range of motion (ROM) for performing many activities of daily living. The required ROM…
Pelvic discontinuity occurs when there is loss of continuity between the superior and inferior aspects of the pelvis as a result of disruption of both the anterior and posterior columns….
The periarticular sources of pain around the hip joint include, but are not limited to, disorders of Peritrochanteric space (trochanteric bursitis, external coxa saltans, and abductor tears) Iliopsoas musculotendinous unit…
High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is realignment surgery, which has developed for treating medial compartment osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.7 One of the main etiologic factors of knee OA is excessive…
