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Fracture Healing with plates and IM nails
Controvesies of plate and nail fixations
Humeral Shaft fractures - radial nerve palsy
About 10-15% of humeral shaft fractures are actually going to have an associated radial nerve palsy, so it is a relatively common problem.
Lisfranc Fractures
Lisfranc fractures are often subtle and therefore missed but they are very important in terms of the long-term morbidity of the patient.
Pelvis- emergency room evaluation and associated injuries
Pelvis: emergency room evaluation and associated injuries
Principles of Anterior Surgery for Thoracolumbar spine trauma
OTA Basic Fracture Course
Proximal Humeral Fractures Evaluation and Classification
A proximal humerus fracture is very common and accounts for 1 in 20 of all fractures. OTA Residents Fracture Course. The majority are nondisplaced fractures . The typical patient is an elderly woman with osteoporosis who falls and sustains a fracture of the proximal humerus
Proximal Humeral Fractures ORIF
OTA Residents Fracture course. Neer divided the proximal humerus into 4 parts. Understnading the classification aids in decding if fractures need ORIF
Proximal Humeral Fractures Percutaneous fixation
OTA Residents Fracture Course. Only a small population of patients (approximately 20% ) have unstable, displaced fractures which require more extensive treatment.
Proximal Humeral Fractures Prosthetic Replacement
The technique for hemiarthroplasty is very similar to that for total shoulder replacement.
Supracondylar Humeral Fractures ORIF
Supracondylar Humeral Fractures ORIF
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