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Orthopedic Surgery
Bones, joints and the injured limb: fracture fixation from plates to nails, the hip fracture pathway that defines care of the older patient, arthroplasty that trades a worn joint for a working one, and the emergencies, open fractures, compartments, septic joints, where limbs are saved or lost.
Backdrop: Anteroposterior X-ray of a total hip arthroplasty · Mikael Häggström, M.D · CC0
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Modern external ring fixation versus internal fixation for severe open tibial fractures
The journal's video abstract on the fixation choice after debridement.
Source: JBJS · Watch on YouTubeTotal hip replacement versus hemiarthroplasty in hip fractures
The registry's lecture on choosing the implant for a displaced intracapsular fracture.
Source: Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry · Watch on YouTubeTotal hip replacement surgery: the full procedure
The whole operation in the operating room, from approach to reduction.
Source: Northwestern Medicine · Watch on YouTubeWatch for
- Dislocating the hip
- Reaming the acetabulum and seating the cup
- Broaching the femur and trialling
Basic skills total hip arthroplasty, part 1: approach and dislocation
The posterior approach step by step, for the assistant who wants to know what comes next.
Source: Orthopaedic Surgical Videos · Watch on YouTubeBasic skills total hip arthroplasty, part 2: acetabular preparation
Reaming and cup placement, with the angles that decide whether it dislocates.
Source: Orthopaedic Surgical Videos · Watch on YouTube
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