OTA 2002 - Session 5 Session V - Foot and Ankle Sat., 10/12/02 Foot & Ankle, Paper #34, 9:41 AM Chopart Joint Fracture Dislocations: Initial Open Reduction is Better than Closed Reduction Martinus Richter, MD ; Tobias Hüfner, MD; Ulf Schmidt, MD; Thomas Gosling, MD; Jens Geerling, MD; Christian Krettek, MD,...

Acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries are common and often seen after bicycle wrecks, contact sports, and car accidents. The AC joint is located at the top of the shoulder where the acromion process and the clavicle meet to form a joint. Several ligaments surround this joint and depending on the severity...

In 2004, 234,000 total hip replacements (THRs) and 478,000 total knee replacements (TKRs) were performed in the United States. Treatment of the diseased hip or knee joint does not end with surgical replacement. The ultimate goal is ensuring pain-free function of the joint to improve the patient's quality of life...

Traditionally, joint aspiration has been performed using only external anatomic landmarks ("blind" aspiration) or fluoroscopic guidance. We illustrate the technique and role of joint aspiration of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and ankle with sonographic guidance. Sonographic evaluation and guidance of aspiration offers several advantages over the traditional approaches. The...

Botond K. Szabó Csaba Bohata Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University Labelled Xray Images of the following normal views - Head, Spinal Column Skull (Lateral) Skull (Anteroposterior) Cervical Spine (Lateral) Cervical Spine (Anteroposterior) Upper Extremity, Shoulder Girdle Shoulder Joint (Anteroposterior) Elbow Joint (Anteroposterior) Elbow Joint (Lateral) Forearm (Anteroposterior) Forearm (Lateral) Wrist Joint (Posteroanterior) Wrist Joint (Lateral) Hand (Dorsovolar) Hand (Oblique) Hand (Carpal Tunnel) Lower Extremity, Pelvis Pelvis (Anteroposterior) Hip Joint (Anteroposterior) Hip...

Interphalangeal (IP) joint dislocations of the fingers and toes are common. Typically associated with forced hyperextension or hyperflexion of the digit, they require immediate reduction. The IP joint is a hinge joint that allows only flexion and extension and consists of several ligamentous complexes. The volar plate provides stability against...

Sports are a big part of Jeff Farland's life. In addition to a nearly 30-year career in parks and recreation, including eight years as Director of Leisure Facilities and Services for the city of Davenport, Iowa, he enjoys his own athletic and recreational pursuits. So when hip pain curtailed his activity, he sought a...

The live panel webcast, which will include Farland, now a professor in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration at Western Illinois University, will originate from the Adler Health Education Center, in the lower level of the Genesis Heart Institute on the Genesis Medical Center, East Rusholme Street campus.

The hip...

Dislocation of a joint occurs when traumatic forces cause complete loss of continuity between the joint’s 2 articulating surfaces. Subluxation, on the other hand, occurs when the loss of continuity between the joints is only partial. A dislocation may or may not involve a fracture. Dislocations of the finger joints...

Osteoarthritis of the hand preferentially involves the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint and the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint of the thumb.1 The proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint is affected less commonly.
The term "osteoarthritis" has been used in the past to describe degenerative changes in the articular cartilage. However, a more descriptive term might...

A triple arthrodesis consists of the surgical fusion of the talocalcaneal (TC), talonavicular (TN), and calcaneocuboid (CC) joints in the foot. The primary goals of a triple arthrodesis are to relieve pain from arthritic, deformed, or unstable joints. Other important goals are the correction of deformity and creation of a...

The layman's term "jammed finger" often refers to injuries that are incurred around the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint of the fingers. Although imprecise in its diagnostic accuracy, jammed finger aptly describes a constellation of injuries that are related to varying degrees of axial loading across the PIP joint.
Synonyms and...

This process occurs when tiny particles are generated at the bearing couple of a joint replacement. Since most joint replacements use polyethylene (a type of plastic) as one of the bearing surfaces, and since this is usually the softer material, most of the tiny particles will be polyethylene. The ones... Expert

Author: James K DeOrio, MD, Director of Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, St. Lukes Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
A claw toe is a lesser toe having dorsiflexion of the proximal phalanx on the lesser metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint and concurrent flexion of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP)...

Open joint injuries are skin and soft tissue injuries that penetrate the joint space. Like open fractures, open joint injuries require timely diagnosis, exploration, and irrigation to minimize long-term morbidity and mortality. The procedure of intra-articular injection of methylene blue is an easy and safe way to identify disruption of...

Dislocation of a joint occurs when traumatic forces cause complete loss of continuity between the joint’s 2 articulating surfaces. Subluxation, on the other hand, occurs when the loss of continuity between the joints is only partial. A dislocation may or may not involve a fracture. Dislocations of the finger joints...

It is the intention of this report to provide a brief overview of destructive surgery of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, emphasizing current indications, surgical procedures and potential complications which may arise.
A historical perspective of destructive joint surgery
Indications for destructive surgery of the first metatarsophalangeal joint
The Mayo Procedure
The Keller Procedure
Implant arthroplasty...

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of pain originating from the acromioclavicular (AC) joint. An awareness of appropriate diagnostic techniques is necessary in order to localize clinical symptoms to the AC joint. Initial treatments for AC joint osteoarthritis, which include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and corticosteroids, are recommended...

In patients with inflammatory arthropathy, orthopedic surgery -- especially joint replacement - has a major impact on pain but less of an effect on other aspects of health, according to a study from Norway. "Improvement in the measures of physical functioning was generally smaller than in measures of pain," the researchers...

Mayo Clinic Bone and Joint Infections Overview Your bones and joints, like nearly every part of your body, can fall prey to infection. Joint infections (septic or infectious arthritis) can damage cartilage and tissue within days. Bone infections, osteomyelitis (os-te-o-mi-uh-LI-tis), may fester for years and become debilitating if untreated. Bacteria, viruses, fungi and other... Expert

The articular facets of the sustentaculum tali have a variety of configurations that are generally viewed as nonmetric traits of little functional significance. Bruckner (1987), in contrast, has hypothesised that sustentaculum tali facet variations are functionally important because they influence subtalar joint stability. To test this hypothesis, 191 calcanei were...

A freely moveable synovial joint links the upper extremity to the torso, with the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) participating in all movements of the upper extremity. The SCJ is a saddle-type joint that provides free movement of the clavicle in nearly all planes. The ability to thrust the arm and shoulder...

The Joint Replacement Institute is committed to providing personalized orthopaedic care combined with state of the art surgical procedures for unparalleled outcomes. The receptionists, nurses, and technical personnel of Joint Replacement Institute work as a team to provide high quality service. They pride themselves in their communication skills and compassion....

A gliding joint is a synovial joint in which the bony surfaces that the joint holds together are flat, or only slightly rounded. (A synovial joint is the living material that holds two or more bones together but also permits these bones to move relative to each other.) A more...

Also called Charcot joint or neuropathic joint, Charcot arthropathy is a progressive condition of the musculoskeletal system that is characterized by joint dislocations, pathologic fractures, and debilitating deformities. This disorder results in progressive destruction of bone and soft tissues at weight-bearing joints; in its most severe form, it may cause...