Reprinted with permission from Scott WN, Clarke HD. A fencepost solution. Orthopedics. 2002; 25:959-960.Early in the development of modern, surface total knee replacement (TKR ...

Managing Infected Total Joints

Distal Femur Fractures

Nonoperative therapies are appropriate for management of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. This article focuses on several such measures including exercise as a therapeutic modality, effect ...

The term perionychium describes the region on the dorsal aspect of the distal phalanx that includes the nail bed and surrounding soft tissues. The "hard nail," referred to as the nail pla ...

The stability of the knee is imparted by ligaments, bony anatomy and menisci, and dynamic structures crossing the knee. The majorligaments include the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cr ...

The knee joint is the largest joint in the human body. It has a single cavity with three articulations: patellofemoral medial tibiofemoral late ...

Subtle Prosthetic Malfunction: Now What?

Management of the Infected TKA

The Bennett's fracture of the thumb metacarpal (MC) base was first described by E.H. Bennett in 1882.1 Although this fracture is not common, it is notorious for causing the fractured th ...