Introduction Tibial spine avulsion fracture is more frequent in children than adults. Various methods of fixation have been mentioned, but concern remains about crossing the tibial physis. We present a technique of arthroscopic fixation with non-absorbable suture. Case Report A total of 10 skeletally immature patients with tibial spine avulsion of Meyers and McKeever Type 2 and 3 were include...

We report a C2 tear-drop fracture of a 69-year-old patient which occurred after a fall. Although tear drop fractures of the subaxial cervical spine mostly develop due to a flexion type injury, the mechanism is often compressive hyperextension injury at the C2 vertebra. Rigid external stabilization and internal fixation are the treatment alternatives. Internal fixation may be performed using the...

The standard treatment for stable fractures of the spine is functional. Owing to the improvement of surgical methods and special implants, the percentage of operatively treated spine fractures has increased from 10% to 20%. In contrast to the necessity for multisegmental fixation with the rod instruments used formerly, the recently developed implants (plates, fixators) allow stable, brief, and ...

Postoperative spondylodiscitis is relatively uncommon. This complication is associated with increased cost, and long-term of inability to work, and even morbidity. Although the majority of postoperative spondylodiscitis cases can be well managed by conservative treatment, postoperative spondylodiscitis after internal fixation and those cases that are unresponsive to the conservative treatment p...

INTRODUCTION: The treatment of early onset scoliosis with posterior hook constructs and fusion is often complicated by the crankshaft phenomenon, which is the gradual increase in rotational deformity due to continued anterior growth in the presence of a solid posterior fusion. The combination of a posterior hook construct and an anterior fusion is considered the gold standard for prevention of ...

Severely displaced tibial spine fractures should be treated surgically to restore joint congruity and cruciate integrity with reduction and fixation through an arthrotomy or arthroscopic techniques. Arthroscopy is preferred as it allows for accurate diagnosis and treatment of associated injuries and reduction and fixation of all types of tibial spine fractures while reducing the morbidity assoc...

x.doi.org/10.10 66//& 2016 E ent of Orthop York, NY. reprint reque opaedic Surg dway, Suite 8 mbia.edu The treatment of early-onset scoliosis (EOS) has evolved substantially over the years. Traditional growing-rod constructs rely on spine-based fixation for proximal and distal anchor sites. Hybrid growing-rod constructs pair rib-based proximal anchors with spinal or pelvic anchors distally. Bot...

INTRODUCTION Although perforation of the esophagus, in the anterior cervical spine fixation, is well established, cases with delayed onset, especially cases that present pseudodiverticulum, are not common. In addition, management of the perforation in this situation is debated. CASE REPORT Delayed esophageal pseudodiverticulum was managed in two patients with a history of anterior spine fixat...

The cortical based trajectory for pedicle screw fixation of the lumbar spine is not a novel as it once was. This is a review of the background, indications, advantages, disadvantages of cortical based trajectory pedicle screw fixation with an emphasis on biomechanical evidence and recent clinical studies which only now are just coming to light.