Courtesy: Scott Kozin, Dan Zlotolow, Shirner’s hospital for Children, USA This video demonstrates the surgical technique for a Flexor Pronator Slide for a young girl with Spasticity. Spasticity can result from cerebral palsy, brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, and stroke. All of the flexor muscles are released from their origin, requiring a transposition of the […]
Cleft Hand Reconstruction using the Snow-Littler Technique
Courtesy: Scott Kozin, Dan Zlotolow, Shirner’s hospital for Children, USA
The Embryology Behind Congenital Hand Differences
Courtesy: Dan Zlotolow, Shirner’s hospital for Children, USA
The Turco Procedure for Late Presenting Clubfoot
Courtesy: Premal Naik, Paed Ortho Surgeon, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Surgery for CTEV is decreasing in current times and many students have never seen this surgery during their training. PMR for CTEV is a gold standard surgery and still performed globally in patients who do not respond to Ponseti method of casting or have clubfoot along […]
Femoral Neck Lengthening (Morscher Osteotomy) in Coxa Breva
Courtesy: Prof. Mark Eidelman and Rambam Health Care Campus, Israel …
Reverse Ponseti technique for Congenital Vertical Talus
Courtesy: Mathew Dobbs, POSNA Academy
Algorithm for the Management of Growth Plate Injuries
Courtesy: Reggie Hamdy, McGill University, Canada and the Israeli Paediatric Ortho Society
MP chondrodesis and stiletto flap for Clasped thumb
Courtesy: Scott Kozin, Dan Zlotolow, Shirner’s hospital for Children, USA Children with distal arthrogryposis often are born with fixed clasped thumbs (Metacarpophalangeal joint flexion contractures). Children with the more common Amyoplasia-type of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenital (AMC) rarely have clasped thumbs. Instead, they get flexion deformities at the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint of the thumb. The results […]
Thumb Reorientation Osteotomy for thumb-in-palm deformity
Courtesy: Scott Kozin, Dan Zlotolow, Shirner’s hospital for Children, USA Children with Amyoplasia often suffer from limited hand use due to a thumb-in-palm deformity. The thumb is underpronated and flexed at the carpometacarpal (basal) joint. The thumb reorientation osteotomy corrects all aspects of the apposition of the thumb by pronating, extending, and abducting the thumb […]
Partial Pectoralis Major Flexorplasty for Amyoplasia
Courtesy: Scott Kozin, Dan Zlotolow, Shirner’s hospital for Children, USA The partial pectoralis major flexorplasty muscle transfer is the best option for providing elbow flexion to patients with Amyoplasia who lack a latissimus dorsi.
Rotational Osteotomy for Radioulnar Synostosis
Courtesy: Scott Kozin, Dan Zlotolow, Shirner’s hospital for Children, USA Congenital synostosis of the forearm is generally well tolerated, as most children are born with their forearms stuck in a neutral position. For children with a moderate to severe forearm pronation or supination contracture, a rotational osteotomy can set forearm rotation to a more useful […]
Wrist Arthrodesis in Spastic Upper Limb
Courtesy: Scott Kozin, Dan Zlotolow, Shirner’s hospital for Children, USA
Arthogryposis Elbow Release
Courtesy: Scott Kozin, Dan Zlotolow, Shirner’s hospital for Children, USA
Pollicization of 3B Thumb Hypoplasia with Vascularized Fat Flap
Courtesy: Scott Kozin, Dan Zlotolow, Shirner’s hospital for Children, USA
How to approach the Unstable knee in Congenital Limb deficiencies?
Courtesy: R Hamdy, FRCSC, McGill University, Canada and the Israeli paediatric orthopaedic course
a la carte Approach to Cavus Feet
Courtesy: Reggie Hamdy, McGill University, Canada and the Israeli Paediatric Ortho Society
Debates and Controversies in SCFE
Courtesy: S Nelson and the Israeli Paediatric Orthopaedic Society
Surgical Intervention in Paediatric Metabolic Disorders
Courtesy: R. Hamdy, McGill University, Canada
Current Trends in Hip Dysplasia
Courtesy: NY Lagone Medical Centre, NY, USA Topics: Clinical Diagnosis of Hip Dysplasia – Charles T. Price, MD Ultrasound Enhanced Physical Exam of the Hip – Pablo Castañeda, MD Why Aren’t We Screening Everyone? – Benard P. Dreyer, MD, FAAP Referral Pathways: The AAOS Appropriate Use Criteria for Hip Dysplasia – Rashel Y. Goldstein, MD, […]
Glenoid Anteversion Osteotomy for Brachial Plexus Sequelae
Courtesy: Dr Maulin Shah, Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, OrthoKids Clinic, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India