Tag Sanjeev Kakar

Orthopedics

Technique Spotlight: ORIF of Intra-Articular Distal Radius Fractures—Volar Approach

Introduction It is important to try and achieve as close as an anatomic reduction of the articular surface as possible, especially in a young patient, in the management of intra-articular distal radius fractures to reduce the chance of posttraumatic radiocarpal…

Skeletal Trauma of the Upper Extremity
February 24, 2024

Orthopedics

Digital Amputations

Acknowledgment: We would like to acknowledge the contributions of Dean S. Louis, Mark Bagg, and Peter J. L. Jebson. Traumatic injury is the most common cause of an amputated finger or thumb. In other cases, digital amputation may be necessary…

Green's Operative Hand Surgery
January 27, 2024

Orthopedics

Carpal Instability

Acknowledgments: The authors gratefully acknowledge the very broad shoulders of the giants who have preceded us in writing this chapter, including Drs. David Green, Marc Garcia-Elias, William Geissler, and most recently Alberto Lluch. In particular, Marc Garcia-Elias, through his astute…

Green's Operative Hand Surgery
January 27, 2024