Author: saqib@orthoclips.com

Ronald A. Navarro, M.D., FAAOS, FAOA, Regional Coordinating Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente discusses ethnicity and outcomes in orthopaedic surgery with Saqib Rehman, M.D. What are the associations, and do they differ by procedural type? What are the implications of the data for our patients and health systems? Which future investigations are needed to better understand this issue and should we be investigating this at all?

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Fractures from civilian firearm injuries are seen commonly in urban trauma centers, but are also seen in hospitals everywhere and we still don’t have great guidelines to assist in management. For those surgeons who manage these occasionally, it is important to understand the basic principles, but also to realize what misconceptions are out there. Saqib Rehman, M.D. explains the top 10 misconceptions that should be dispelled.

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Forearm fractures are often operative cases that can exhibit longitudinal instability and present difficulty for the treating surgeon. Both bones, Galeazzis and Monteggias are a spectrum of injury that demand an understanding of the functional anatomy and restoration principles. Saqib Rehman, M.D. explains the top five things you need to start doing now to get better results

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Theresa Pazionis, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine and orthopaedic spine surgeon Temple University discusses MIS vs open TL spine fracture surgery with Saqib Rehman, MD. What exactly differentiates the techniques, , what are the indications for one technique versus the other, can you do hybrid techniques, and what does the current evidence tell us?

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Shannon Safier, M.D., Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Pediatrics at Drexel University discusses the assessment and management of patellar instability with Joshua Luginbuhl, M.D., PGY-3 ortho resident at Temple University. Dr. Safier explains what to look for on MRI imaging, the operative indications, surgical techniques, and post-op care.

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Yelena Bogdan, M.D., FACS, FAAOS, discusses “atypical” femur fractures with Saqib Rehman, M.D. These lesions were first reported in 2005 and are associated with prolonged bisphosphonate use. Dr. Bogdan explains diagnostic criteria, what the current literature says, technical tips and pearls for management, and best practices for after-care of these patients. Dr. Bogdan is an orthopaedic trauma surgeon and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

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Subtrochanteric fractures are common but often technically challenging to treat properly. Traction alone will often not get the reduction for you, and you have to approach these differently than intertrochanteric fractures. Saqib Rehman, M.D. goes through his top 5 management tips to help you stay out of trouble.

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J. Milo Sewards, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine and Team Physician at Temple University discusses ACL graft choices with Saqib Rehman, MD. What are the modern graft choices for ACL reconstruction? What does the data show with regard to outcomes? And how does the surgeon ultimately decide which graft to go with?

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