Posterior glenohumeral instability is much less common than anterior instability. However, the condition has been recognized with increased frequency; this may be due to improved awareness of the entity, an increasingly athletic population, or both. In early reports of posterior instability, the terminology of instability was confusing and chronic locked...

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1994 Nov;76(6):870-6. Vertebral growth after posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis in skeletally immature adolescents. The effect of growth on spinal deformity.Mullaji AB, Upadhyay SS, Luk KD, Leong JC. Orthopaedic Department, Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital, Hong Kong. We studied 29 girls and one boy with adolescent...

Anterior/Posterior Fusion Versus Posterior Fusion for the Treatment of Severe Pediatric Scoliosis Paper No: 332 Thursday, March 23, 2006 04:06 PM - 04:12 PM Location: McCormick Place N426 Matthew Barrett Dobbs, MD Saint Louis MO (n) Lawrence G Lenke, MD Saint Louis MO (e - Sofamor-Danek) Moderator(s): Vincent J Silvaggio, MD...

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1983 May;65(3):247-54. The effect of the adolescent growth spurt on early posterior spinal fusion in infantile and juvenile idiopathic scoliosis.Hefti FL, McMaster MJ.
Twenty-four children with infantile or juvenile idiopathic scoliosis had their spines corrected and solidly fused posteriorly before the age of eleven years. The...

The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) courses from the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the medial condyle of the femur. It gives dynamic stability to the knee by preventing posterior displacement of the tibia on the femur. The PCL is an extrasynovial structure composed of a large anterolateral portion...

Complications in Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in the New Millennium
A Report of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee
Posted 02/21/2006 from Spine. 2006;31(3):345-349. Jeffrey D. Coe, MD; Arlet, Vincent MD; William Donaldson, MD; Sigurd Berven, MD; Darrell S. Hanson, MD; Ram Mudiyam, MD; Joseph H. Perra, MD;...

Pain at the posterior heel or posterior ankle most commonly is caused by pathology at the posterior calcaneus, the Achilles tendon, or the associated bursae. Two bursae are located just superior to the insertion of the Achilles (calcaneal) tendon. Inflammation of either or both bursae can cause pain at the...

Paper No: 337 Thursday, March 23, 2006 04:48 PM - 04:54 PM Location: McCormick Place N426 Yang Yu, MD Nanjing China (n) Qiu Yong, MD NanJing China (n) Moderator(s): Vincent J Silvaggio, MD Pittsburgh PA Andrew V Slucky, MD Oakland CA Spine To investigate the methods and clinical significance of...

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2006;14(3):310-4 B Wang, H Ozawa, Y Tanaka, F Matsumoto, T Aizawa, S Kokubun Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
ABSTRACT Purpose. To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of one-stage lateral rhachotomy and posterior fusion with compression hooks, for the treatment of Pott’s paralysis...

Neurosurg Focus 7(6), 1999. Giovanni La Rosa, M.D., Antonino Germanò, M.D., Alfredo Conti, M.D., Fabio Cacciola, M.D., Gerardo Caruso, M.D., Francesco Tomasello, M.D., Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina School of Medicine, Messina, Italy
Surgery for adult patients with lumbar and lumbosacral spondylolisthesis is reserved for those with intractable radiculopathy, claudication, or...

From Neurosurgical Focus
Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With a Total Posterior Arthroplasty Prosthesis: Implant Description, Surgical Technique, and a Prospective Report on 29 Patients
Posted 05/16/2007 Paul Mcafee, M.D.1; Larry T. Khoo, M.D.2; Luiz Pimenta, M.D.3; Andy Capuccino, M.D.4; Domagoj Coric, M.D.5; Robert Hes, M.D.6; Bart Conix, M.D.6; Farbod Asgarzadie, M.D.2; Azmi...

Isolated posterior and combined anterior and posterior element involvement LCH in children Abstract Paper No: 418 Friday, March 24, 2006 12:06 PM - 12:12 PM Location: McCormick Place S501 Harish Sadanand Hosalkar, MD Philadelphia PA (n) Lubica Jencikova-celerin, MD,PhD London ON Canada (n) John P Dormans, MD Philadelphia PA (n) Moderator(s):...

compartment syndrome following tibia fractures are most common in closed frx (upto 20% of frx) but may also occur following open frx; - cast immobilization may increase pressure; - it remains unclear whether IM nailing will increase or decrease compartment pressures,...

Paper No: 341 Thursday, March 23, 2006 05:18 PM - 05:24 PM Location: McCormick Place N426 Stanley S Lee, MD Ann Arbor MI (n) Lawrence G Lenke, MD Saint Louis MO (a-Medtronic Sofamor Danek) Timothy R Kuklo, MD Saint Louis MO (a-Medtronic Sofamor Danek) Luis Valente V N Famalicao Portugal...

Vertical Shear Fracture of the Pelvis.
- frx consist of frxs of both pubic rami plus posterior frx of SI complex or sacrum:
- there is vertically oriented frx thru anterior and posterior pelvis together w/ superior displacement of lateral "acetabulum-containing" fragment of pelvis;
-...

The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) of the knee has been the subject of many debates. The role of the PCL has become a topic of interest across the subspecialties of trauma, sports medicine, and knee arthroplasty. What, if any, treatment is required for a PCL-deficient knee is still a widely...

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1983 May;65(3):255-8. The use of induced hypotension to control bleeding during posterior fusion for scoliosis.Malcolm-Smith NA, McMaster MJ.
The operative and anaesthesic technique for 44 patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion with Harrington rod instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis is described. There were two groups of 21 and...

Posterior dislocation of the elbow as an unusual presentation after a total hip replacement: a case report Kumar Periasamy , Dominic Meek and Paul Crossman Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2:38 (Abstract and full text available)
We report a case of posterior dislocation of the elbow occurring in a...

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1987 Jan;69(1):20-5. Anterior and posterior instrumentation and fusion of thoracolumbar scoliosis due to myelomeningocele.McMaster MJ. Twenty-three patients with severe paralytic thoracolumbar scoliosis due to a myelomeningocele were treated by a two-stage procedure. Before operation the mean scoliosis was 98 degrees: after the first-stage procedure, an...

S shaped skin incision is made, extending along the posterior border of biceps and its tendon on the upper lateral side of popliteal fossa, then transversely across the fossa and finally ...

Cervical Myelopathy Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: problems in investigation
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 1987;46:166-168;
I D Griffiths and T P Fitzjohn
This report describes a patient presenting with a spastic quadriplegia who was found to have both diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and...

Poster Board Number: P247 Location: McCormick Place Hall B Pediatrics Anthony A Scaduto, MD Los Angeles CA (n) Richard E Bowen, MD Los Angeles CA (n) Samir Tejwani, MD Pittsburgh PA (n) Meralgia Paresthetica occurs after pediatric posterior spine fusion, resolves without treatment, and is related to surgical time and...

Abstract - Neurilemoma of the Posterior Tibial Nerve and Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Sarnarendra Miranpuri, DPM *, Eric Snook, DPM *, David Vang, DPM *, Raymond M. Yong, DPM * and William E. Chagares, DPM * * Department of Podiatry, North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, North Chicago, IL. Corresponding author: Sarnarendra...

Paper No: 413 Friday, March 24, 2006 11:24 AM - 11:30 AM Location: McCormick Place S501 Jose A Herrera-Soto, MD Orlando FL (n) Alvin Howell Crawford, MD Cincinnati OH (n) Shital Parikh, MD Grundy VA (n) Mohammed Al-Sayyad, MD Jeddah Saudi Arabia (n) Moderator(s): Richard E Bowen, MD Los Angeles...

Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is one of several terms to describe a painful, progressive flatfoot deformity in adults. Other terms include posterior tibial tendon insufficiency and adult acquired flatfoot.