Search Results - "DeCoster, T A"

Management of extra-articular segmental defects in long bone using a titanium mesh cage as an adjunct to other methods of fixation: a multicentre report of 17 cases by Attias, N, Thabet, A M, Prabhakar, G, Dollahite, J A, Gehlert, R J, DeCoster, T A

“…This study reviews the use of a titanium mesh cage (TMC) as an adjunct to intramedullary nail or plate reconstruction of an extra-articular segmental long bone…”
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Knee Dislocation: Initial Assessment and Implications for Treatment by Wascher, Daniel C, Dvirnak, Paul C, DeCoster, Thomas A

“…OBJECTIVE:To evaluate bicruciate knee injuries and determine whether they should be treated as knee dislocations, especially with regard to vascular injuries…”
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Use of an articulated external fixator for fractures of the tibial plafond by Marsh, J L, Bonar, S, Nepola, J V, Decoster, T A, Hurwitz, S R

“…We performed a prospective study of forty-nine displaced fractures of the tibial plafond in forty-eight patients managed, at three centers, with an articulated…”
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Under-utilization of the OTA Fracture Classification in the orthopaedic trauma literature by Modhia, U M, Dickens, A J, Glezos, C D, Gehlert, R J, DeCoster, T A

“…The OTA Fracture Classification is designed to provide a common language and facilitate effective communication among orthopaedic surgeons. We attempted to…”
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The course of the distal saphenous nerve: a cadaveric investigation and clinical implications by Mercer, D, Morrell, N T, Fitzpatrick, J, Silva, S, Child, Z, Miller, R, DeCoster, T A

“…Injury to the saphenous nerve at the ankle has been described as a complication resulting from incision and dissection over the distal tibia and medial…”
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Rank Order Analysis of Tibial Plafond Fractures: Does Injury or Reduction Predict Outcome? by DeCoster, T.A., Willis, M.C., Marsh, J.L, Williams, T.M., Nepola, J.V., Dirschl, D.R., Hurwitz, S.R.

“…We investigated the effects of severity of initial injury pattern and the quality of the articular reduction on outcome of displaced intra-articular distal…”
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Assessment of the AO/ASIF Fracture Classification for the Distal Tibia by Martin, James S, Marsh, J L, Bonar, Susan K, DeCoster, Thomas A, Found, Ernest M, Brandser, Eric A

“…OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to assess the interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility of the AO/ASIF and Rüedi and Allgöwer…”
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Mechanics of retrograde nail versus plate fixation for supracondylar femur fractures by Firoozbakhsh, K, Behzadi, K, DeCoster, T A, Moneim, M S, Naraghi, F F

“…Two common types of internal fixations for the supracondylar femur fractures--the retrograde intramedullary nail and the 95 degrees sideplate and screw--were…”
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External Fixation of Tibial Plafond Fractures: Is Routine Plating of the Fibula Necessary? by Williams, Todd M, Marsh, J Lawrence, Nepola, James V, DeCoster, Thomas A, Hurwitz, Shepard R, Bonar, Susan B

“…OBJECTIVES:To determine the advantages and disadvantages of plating an associated fibula fracture in tibial plafond fractures treated with external fixation…”
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Plain radiographic interpretation in trimalleolar ankle fractures poorly assesses posterior fragment size by Ferries, J S, DeCoster, T A, Firoozbakhsh, K K, Garcia, J F, Miller, R A

“…Twenty-five patients with trimalleolar ankle fractures were evaluated using both conventional radiography and computed tomography (CT) to determine the size of…”
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Cast brace treatment of proximal tibia fractures. A ten-year follow-up study by DeCoster, T A, Nepola, J V, el-Khoury, G Y

“…The long-term outcome of tibial plateau fractures treated by cast bracing was observed in 29 patients sustaining 30 tibial plateau fractures more than ten…”
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Safe Extracapsular Placement of Proximal Tibia Transfixation Pins by DeCoster, Thomas A, Crawford, Mark K, Kraut, Michelle A. Steven

“…OBJECTIVE:To identify the anatomic detail of the knee joint capsular insertion site on the proximal tibia, specifically as it relates to transfixation pins…”
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A comparison of operative times in arthroscopic ACL reconstruction between orthopaedic faculty and residents: the financial impact of orthopaedic surgical training in the operating room by Farnworth, L R, Lemay, D E, Wooldridge, T, Mabrey, J D, Blaschak, M J, DeCoster, T A, Wascher, D C, Schenck, Jr, R C

“…There is no published data regarding the financial impact of training orthopaedic residents in the operating room. No comparisons between orthopaedic faculty…”
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Effect of cyclical loading on the holding power of surgical screws by Firoozbakhsh, K K, DeCoster, T A, Moneim, M S

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External rotation-lateral view of the ankle in the assessment of the posterior malleolus by DeCoster, T A

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Pullout strength of power- and hand-driven staples in synthetic bone: effect of design parameters by Firoozbakhsh, K K, Moneim, M S, DeCoster, T A

“…The pullout strength of power-driven and hand-driven staples of different sizes and different leg profiles was investigated in a synthetic bone model…”
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Vascularized bone grafts by Pirela-Cruz, M A, DeCoster, T A

“…Free vascularized bone grafts allow living bone tissue to be transplanted to replace a bone defect. The use of vascularized bone grafts requires microvascular…”
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Radiographic Fracture Assessments: Which Ones Can We Reliably Make? by Martin, James, Marsh, J L, Nepola, J V, Dirschl, Douglas R, Hurwitz, S, DeCoster, Thomas A

“…OBJECTIVE:To identify the fracture characteristics that can be reliably assessed by analysis of plain radiographs of tibial plateau fractures…”
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Magnetic resonance imaging of a foot synovial sarcoma by DeCoster, T A, Kamps, B S, Craven, J P

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Total hip arthroplasty--a cure? by Rivero, D, DeCoster, T A

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