Percutaneous treatment of pelvic and acetabular fractures in obese patients [0.03%]
肥胖患者骨盆及髋臼骨折的经皮治疗
Peter Bates,Joshua Gary,Gurpreet Singh et al.
Peter Bates et al.
A body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 is becoming increasingly common in the United States. Surgery for pelvic and acetabular fractures in this population is particularly problematic because conventional treatment often requires large sur...
Sonia Chaudhry,Kenneth A Egol
Sonia Chaudhry
Ankle fractures are a common orthopedic injury. Certain ankle injuries have been associated with patient demographics such as obesity and smoking. Obese patients are more prone to severe ankle injuries. Naturally, these injuries affect the ...
Matt L Graves
Matt L Graves
Lambotte's 7 steps of fracture treatment have stood the test of time. Incision, preparation of the bone ends, reduction, temporary fixation, permanent fixation, closure, and dressing are modified to suit the needs of each fracture and each ...
Philipp N Streubel,Michael J Gardner,William M Ricci
Philipp N Streubel
Given the ongoing epidemic of obesity, femoral fracture management in the population affected by this condition is likely to become more frequent. Fracture treatment in obese patients poses a special challenge given greater difficulty in es...
Clifford B Jones
Clifford B Jones
Upper extremity injuries are more prevalent in obese people than in nonobese people after low-energy falls. Because splinting and casting are inefficient methods of stabilization in the setting of obesity, internal fixation provides stabili...
Office and hospital needs [0.03%]
办公室和医院需求
Scott E Porter,Victoria A Catenacci
Scott E Porter
Obesity is a national phenomenon that affects every facet of the delivery and the reception of health care. Orthopedic surgeons are not immune to these influences. This article discusses the social and physical environment in which orthoped...
George V Russell
George V Russell
The adult with cerebral palsy [0.03%]
脑瘫成人患者
Kevin P Murphy
Kevin P Murphy
Advances in medical and surgical care over the past 20 years have resulted in children who formerly would have died at birth or infancy now surviving well into adulthood, many with permanent physical disabilities, including those caused by ...
Jon R Davids
Jon R Davids
Clinical decision making for the management of foot deformities in children with cerebral palsy is based on the collection and integration of data from 5 sources: the clinical history, physical examination, plain radiographs, observational ...
Jeffrey L Young,Jill Rodda,Paulo Selber et al.
Jeffrey L Young et al.
This article discusses the sagittal gait patterns in children with spastic diplegia, with an emphasis on the knee, as well as the concept of the "dose" of surgery that is required to correct different gait pathologies. The authors list the ...