Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Orthopaedics: 2006 SUBJECT TO DEBATE: ORTHOBIOLOGICS IN ORTHOPAEDICS Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 12 December 1, 2006 Review of orthobiologics: the burden of proof – Thomas A. Einhorn, MD Debate: stem cells – future of fracture surgery – Pro: Matthew L. Jimenez, MD; Con: Jeffrey O. Anglen, MD Debate: mineralized bone matrix: a useful adjunct? – Pro: Bruce H. Ziran, MD; Con: Bradley R. Merk, MD Debate: bone morphogenic protein in fracture healing – Pro: Kevin J. Pugh, MD; Con: Brent L. Norris, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 8th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 11 November 1, 2006 Surgical management of claw toe deformations – Timothy R. Daniels, MD Joint preservation options for ankle arthritis – Alistair S.E. Younger, MD When an ankle sprain is not an ankle sprain: what else can go wrong with inversion injuries – David B. Thordarson, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the 7th Biennial Canadian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Symposium DIABETICS AND ORTHOPAEDICS Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 10 October 1, 2006 Surgical management of midfoot and hindfoot Charcot arthropathy – Sheldon S. Lin, MD Advanced therapies for diabetic fractures – Dr. Lin Debate: what is the orthopaedic surgeon’s role in the management of diabetic neuropathic foot disease? Timothy R. Daniels, MD; Alistair S.E. Younger, MD Panel discussion – Drs. Lin, Daniels, and Younger Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 7th Biennial Canadian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Symposium ADVANCES IN SHOULDER SURGERY Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 09 September 1, 2006 Surgical exposure for shoulder arthroplasty: cornerstone of a good outcome – David S. Bailie, MD Humeral head replacement for proximal humerus fractures (the jigsaw puzzle method) – Evan L. Flatow, MD Hemiarthroplasty for proximal humerus fractures: getting it right– Joseph F. Zuckerman, MD Mistakes, pitfalls, and errors with Bankart repair – Robert H. Bell, MD My plication technique for multi–directional shoulder instability – Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From San Diego Shoulder's Arthroscopy/Arthroplasty/Fractures DAMAGE CONTROL ORTHOPAEDICS Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 08 August 1, 2006 Damage control orthopaedics – Alan L. Jones, MD Lessons from hurricane Katrina – Kyle F. Dickson, MD Issues confronting the community surgeon – Timothy J. Bray, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine’s Orthopaedic Trauma Course UPPER EXTREMITY UPDATE Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 07 July 1, 2006 Rationale for operative management of distal radius fractures – Terry S. Axelrod, MD Proximal humerus fractures: the role of hemiarthroplasty – Robin R. Richards, MD Hand stiffness: common presentations – James L. Mahoney, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 22nd Annual Upper Extremity Update, University Of Toronto Faculty Of Medicine FOCUS ON FRACTURES Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 06 June 1, 2006 Periprosthetic femur fractures and locked plating: does it change the outcome? – Matthew L. Jimenez, MD Humeral shaft fractures: lessons from a surgeon who became the patient – Sean E. Nork, MD Femoral shaft fractures: current concepts – Cory A. Collinge, MD Salvage of failed hip fractures – George J. Haidukewych, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 7th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium ADVANCES IN MANAGING SPINAL DISORDERS Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 05 May 1, 2006 Selection criteria for cervical artificial disc replacement – Christopher J. Zarembinski, MD Future prospects for genetic disc repair – Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD Lumbar artifical disc replacement – Hallett H. Mathews, MD Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and daily practice – Kevin T. Foley, MD MIS fixation in thoracolumbar trauma – Mark B. Dekutoski, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the Fifth Annual Symposium on Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders, presented February 2006 by the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS: ACHILLES TENDON/THROWER'S ELBOW Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 04 April 1, 2006 Treating Achilles tendon conditions: tendinitis, bursitis, and pump bump – Shepard Hurwitz, MD Diagnosing and managing elbow injuries in the throwing athlete: reconstructing the UCL – Michael F. Schafer, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Kaiser Permanente's 2006 Dale Daniel, MD, Orthopedic Symposium SURGICAL SHOULDER SOLUTIONS Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 03 March 1, 2006 Technical tips and pearls for instability surgery – Brian J. Cole, MD Evaluation and treatment of partial–thickness cuff tears – Wesley M. Nottage, MD How to control pain and increase patient satisfaction – F. Alan Barber, MD Repairing rotator cuff tears that cross the interval – Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD Biologic glenoid resurfacing: technique and results – Felix H. Savoie, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. HAND SURGERY Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 02 February 1, 2006 Proximal radius: patterns of injury – John A. McAuliffe, MD Rheumatoid hand surgery: who knows what works? – John A. McAuliffe, MD Tendon transfers: decision–making – John A. McAuliffe, MD Hand surgery axioms – John A. McAuliffe, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 6th Bi-Annual Difficult Problems in Hand Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Florida SPINAL TRAUMA Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 29, Issue 01 January 1, 2006 Cervical injuries: neurologic concerns – George K. Bovis, MD Occipitocervical and C1–C2 ligament injuries – Frank M. Phillips, MD Fusion–related segment degeneration: disc replacement vs fusion – Jack E. Zigler, MD Pediatric spinal injures – John P. Lubicky, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 6th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium