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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



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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



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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



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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



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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



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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



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Points of Care–(Hand Injuries) Patient expectations: often underestimate problem; advise patientsswelling 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



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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



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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



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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



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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



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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



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From Sports Medicine: Current Concepts In The Treatment & Rehabilitation Of Sports Injuries, Sponsored By The University Of Vermont College Of Medicine