Key Points The normal stand-to-sit postural change is 20 degrees of posterior pelvic tilt and 55 to 70 degrees of femur flexion—not 90 degrees of hip flexion. Stand-to-sit mobility involves two hinges: the posterior hinge is the lumbosacral junction (sacral…
OVERVIEW Chapter synopsis Important points Indications Patients with medial patellar subluxation or dislocations Patients with excessive lateral patellar laxity undergoing medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction Relative contraindications Unaddressed symptomatic patellofemoral chondral damage Surgical technique Soft tissue-based reconstruction with a semi-tendinosis allograft…
OVERVIEW Chapter synopsis Pathologic tightness of the lateral retinaculum can result in maltracking and hypercompression. After clinical assessment of overall bony alignment and integrity of chondral surfaces, the patient may benefit from a procedure addressing the lateral side of the…
OVERVIEW Chapter synopsis Arthroscopic Hill-Sachs remplissage (AHSR) is indicated for patients who are at high risk for recurrence or failure after isolated arthroscopic anterior soft tissue repair, and in whom large humeral head defects are contributing significantly to the instability…