Pediatric Sports Medicine: Historic Perspectives, Ongoing Controversies, and Management Lyle J. Micheli Historic Perspectives Pediatric sports medicine is one of the newest subspecialties in medicine. It addresses injuries occurring in…
Surgical Decision-Making in Lower Extremity Deformity and Reconstruction James R. Kasser Lower extremity deformity as a concept encompasses a variety of issues including limb length differences, angular deformities, abnormal joint…
Single-Bone Forearm Reconstruction Carley Vuillermin Operative Indications Severely maligned forearm with dislocated radial head proximally and distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) at wrist (Figure 12.1) Most commonly secondary to multiple exostosis/osteochondromatoses,…
Madelung Dome Deformity Andrea S. Bauer Corrective Dome Osteotomy of the Distal Radius Operative Indications Progressive distal radius deformity secondary to ulnar volar growth arrest Lunate fossa deformity (Figure 15.1)…
Decision-Making in Pediatric and Adolescent Hip Disorders Michael B. Millis Introduction Developmental hip diseases—in particular hip dysplasia, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, and slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)—are important not only as a…
Navigation and Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery Daniel J. Hedequist Indications Any age Instability Trauma Tumor Deformity Equipment Robotics Workstation Robotic arm Navigation system to include instruments Navigation Workstation Navigation system to…
Brachial Plexus Shoulder: Joint Reduction, Tendon Transfers, Humeral and Glenoid Osteotomies Andrea S. Bauer Tendon Transfer—Lengthening and Joint Reduction Pectoralis major musculotendinous lengthening Subscapularis partial lengthening or slide, open or…
Osteochondritis Dissecans Donald S. Bae Overview Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the capitellum is a common cause of pain and functional limitations in adolescent upper extremity weight-bearing or overhead athletes Patients…
Growing Rods for Early-Onset Spinal Deformity Grant D. Hogue Indications Evaluated on a case-by-case basis Patients with a rib-vertebral angle difference >20° and Cobb angle >20° should be considered high…
Spondylolysis/Spondylolistheses M. Timothy Hresko Pars Repair Operative Indications Failed nonoperative treatment of documented pars intra-articularis defect MRI—absence of intervertebral disk degeneration Less than 5 mm of translation of superior vertebral…
