Modern Options for the Treatment of Segmental Bone Defects

Paul E. Matuszewski, MD; Stephen Quinnan, MD; Mani Kahn, MD, MPH

Segmental bone defects in the context of trauma, infection, or reconstruction are a challenge to the orthopaedic surgeon and patient no matter the training or expertise.

Nailed It: Post-Traumatic Deformity Correction Using Intramedullary Nails Is Gaining Popularity

Mani Kahn, MD, MPH; Paul Matuszewski, MD; Stephen Quinnan, MD

Life after severe traumatic limb injury can be dramatically and permanently affected, even when adherence to modern principles and interventions can successfully achieve soft-tissue coverage and fracture union.

Orthopaedic Surgeons Discuss the Pros and Cons of Cosmetic Limb Lengthening

Selina Poon, MD, MPH, FAAOS

Limb-lengthening surgery, or distraction osteogenesis, is a technique popularized by Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov in the 1950s that involves a large circular external fixator.

A Look into the History of Modern Limb Lengthening

Stuart A. Green, MD, FAAOS

At that moment, Dr. Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov realized that he had unlocked from within bone a previously unknown capacity to create new osseous tissue with appropriate conditions of soft-tissue–sparing osteotomy, a stable external fixator, a short delay to commence the healing process, and then gradual distraction of the cut bone ends at an appropriate rate and rhythm.

Are Orthopaedic Generalists a Dying Breed?

Leslie Schwindel, MD, FAAOS

Long gone are the days of the smalltown doctor, the generalist who makes house calls with a black bag and accepts payment in the form of baked goods and fresh eggs.

AAOS Offers Tools for Physicians to Integrate CPGs and Patient Education Resources into Clinical Practice

Barbara Krause

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are systematically developed recommendations intended to assist healthcare professionals in making decisions about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical situations.