Introduction: Pediatric hip disorders represent a broad range of pathology and remain a significant source of morbidity for children and young adults. Surgical intervention is often required for joint preservation, but when salvage is not possible, joint...
Background Socket suspension (SS) prosthetics are the current standard for transfemoral amputee prosthetic management. The SS systems have been shown to be inefficient in energy transfer, leading to gait alteration, wear discomfort, and skin complications. Many...
Background: Fungal prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are rare yet severe events associated with high rates of recurrent infection. Although bacterial PJIs associated with megaprostheses are known to be associated with higher rates of recurrence and amputation,...
Background: Two-stage revision for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients who have undergone segmental replacement of the distal femur or proximal tibia after tumor resection can be associated with considerable morbidity, pain, and risk of complications...
Case: A 7-year-old girl with an aggressive proximal femur aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) who sustained a pathological fracture of the femoral neck required an open reduction and internal fixation with curettage and bone grafting. This was followed by early...
Background Individuals who have undergone transfemoral amputation often have difficulty donning and utilizing a conventional socket prosthesis. Osseointegrated prostheses may alleviate certain issues, potentially resulting in better outcomes, but few prospective...
Introduction: Pediatric hip disorders represent a broad range of pathology and remain a significant source of morbidity for children and young adults. Surgical intervention is often required for joint preservation, but when salvage is not possible, joint...
After a rare cancer took more than a quarter of his pelvis, Joe Vedder was told he wasn't likely to live another year. That he would never walk again. That he'd have to order a wheelchair. Joe said no. "They were trying to get me into a wheelchair," says Joe, who grew...
As Memorial Day approaches, orthopedic surgeon Daniel C. Allison, MD, finds himself thinking about his recent deployment as a Navy reservist physician in northern Iraq.