Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Orthopaedics: 2007 ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 12 December 1, 2007 Partial–thickness rotator cuff tears and PASTA lesions – Timothy E. Foster, MD Arthroscopic subscapularis tears – Sumant G.. Krishnan, MD Surgical essentials of rotator cuff anatomy and tears – Robert E. Hunter, MD The irreparable rotator cuff tear – Dr. Krishnan Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Boston University School Of Medicine’s Evaluation And Treatment Of The Injured Athlete TRAUMA TREATMENT Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 11 November 1, 2007 Tibial malunions: strategies – Mark C. Reilly, MD Femoral neck injuries: tips and pearls – Dean G. Lorich, MD Orthobiologics in orthopaedics – Thomas A. Einhorn, MD, Boston, MA Demineralized bone matrix: useful adjunct? – Bradley R. Merk, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 9th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium ARTICULAR CARTILAGE: CURRENT CONCEPTS Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 10 October 1, 2007 Articular cartilage in 2007: an overview – Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD Management of partial thickness cartilage defects – James H. Lubowitz, MD Microfracture technique results and rehabilitation – Nicholas A. DiNubile, MD Autologous chondrocyte implantation: present and future approaches – Dr. DiNubile New cartilage scaffolds – Dr. Sgaglione Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Boston University School Of Medicine's Evaluation And Treatment Of The Injured Athlete: Sports Medicine Update 2007 SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 09 September 1, 2007 Indications and techniques – Jon J.P. Warner, MD Tips for glenoid exposure – Evan L. Flatow, MD Shoulder arthroplasty vs hemiarthroplasty: where is the axillary nerve? – T. Bradley Edwards, MD Exposure and experience with a contoured artificial prosthetic resurfacing system – James E. Tibone, MD Subscapularis repair after shoulder arthroplasty: biomechanical and clinical validation of a novel technique – Sumant Krishnan, MD Evaluation and decisions in revision instability surgery – Felix H. Savoie III, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. SURGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE KNEE Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 08 August 1, 2007 Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction: bone–patellar–tendon–bone – Kurt P. Spindler, MD ACL reconstruction: quadriceps tendon – John P. Fulkerson, MD ACL reconstruction: EndoButton – Richard Parker, MD ACL reconstruction: two–incision – Dr. Spindler ACL in the skeletally immature knee – George A. Paletta, Jr, MD Capsular ligaments not requiring surgery – Peter A. Indelicato, MD Combined MCL/ACL/PCL injuries – Russell F. Warren, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Cleveland Clinic's Knee Innovation Summit: From Birth To Death UPPER EXTREMITY UPDATE Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 07 July 1, 2007 Assessment and treatment of radial nerve palsy – Robin R. Richards, MD Sports–related hand injuries – James L. Mahoney, MD Assessment and treatment of ulnar wrist pain – Herbert von Schroeder, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Points of Care–(Hand Injuries) Patient expectations: often underestimate problem; advise patients–swelling persists 3 to 6 mo; joint stiffness lasts months; with PIP joint ligament disruption or operation on phalanx, permanent deformity possible and swelling and irregularity certain; with appropriate management, risk of arthritis low From The Univ of Toronto Faculty of Med's 23rd Annual Upper Extremity Update, Mar 20, 2007 FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 06 June 1, 2007 Forefoot pain in patient with bunion: investigations – Stephen J. Pinney, MD Hallus varus surgery – Timothy R. Daniels, MD OCD lesions of the talus – Dr. Pinney Achilles’ tendon disease: basic science and clinical care – Mark Glazebrook, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ADVANCES IN SPINAL SURGERY Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 05 May 1, 2007 Diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic nerve blocks – Howard L. Rosner, MD Update on spinal cord stimulation – Christopher J. Zarembinski, MD Discography issues and perspectives – Avrom Gart, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. TIBIAL FRACTURES Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 04 April 1, 2007 Tibial shaft fractures: current concepts – Jeffrey O. Anglen, MD High–energy intraarticular distal tibia fractures – Mark C. Reilly, MD Tibial malunions – Dr. Reilly Panel discussion –Drs Anglen and Reilly; Michael D. Stover, MD, Maywood, IL; Michael S. Sirken, MD, Newark, NJ Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 8th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium SHOULDER REPAIR Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 03 March 1, 2007 Management of fractures of the clavicle – W. Benjamin Kibler, MD Diagnosis and arthroscopic management of multidirectional and posterior instability – Craig D. Morgan, MD Arthroscopic management of isolated subscapularis tears – Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD Discussion – Drs. Abrams and Kibler Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Shoulder Surgery Controversies, Sponsored By The University Of California, Irvine, School Of Medicine, And The Sports Orthopaedic Medical Associates, Inc MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 02 February 1, 2007 MIS surgery: past present, and future – Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD Percutaneous radiologic assessment – Mark J. Spoonamore, MD Minimally invasive posterior lumbar decompression and fusion – Larry T. Khoo, MD Using navigation to decrease radiation exposure – Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD Posterolateral endoscopic discectomy, decompression, and nucleus replacement – Christopher A. Yeung, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The University Of California, San Diego, School Of Medicine's Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Spine TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY Audio-Digest Orthopaedics Volume 30, Issue 01 January 1, 2007 High tibial osteotomies/realignment procedures – Thomas J. Gill, MD, PhD Meniscal allograft, ligament reconstruction, and osteotomy: salvage of the severely compromised knee – John C. Richmond, MD Surgical treatment of arthrofibrosis of the knee – Thomas N. Lindenfeld, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Sports Medicine: Current Concepts In The Treatment & Rehabilitation Of Sports Injuries, Sponsored By The University Of Vermont College Of Medicine