Graduate Medical Education
On June 30, 2020, the transition to a Single Accreditation System for graduate medical education concluded for the vast majority of previously American Osteopathic Association accredited training programs. Unfortunately, the COVID 19 pandemic precluded ACGME from conducting site visits to four orthopedic residency programs. As a result, these four p … [Read more...] about Update from the Executive DirectorBy Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO, FAOA
August 2020
Update from the Executive Director
Dynamic Extension Deformity of the Extensor Hallucis Tendon: A Case ReportAuthors: KJ Holmberg1, P Vyas2, AD Bitterman3
Affiliations: Allegheny Health Network Department of Orthopaedic Surgery1, Washington University-Barnes Jewish Hospital2, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell Health3
Introduction: We report a case of an acquired dynamic extension deformity of the hallux presenting several months after a closed right tibial shaft fracture. This is a rare condition with few … [Read more...] about Dynamic Extension Deformity of the Extensor Hallucis Tendon: A Case ReportAuthors: KJ Holmberg1, P Vyas2, AD Bitterman3
RSA BankartTyler Smith DO
PGY-4 Orthopedic Surgery
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
PGY-4 Orthopedic Surgery
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Case: Two elderly males presented with traumatic shoulder dislocation and bony Bankart fracture consisting of greater than 25% of the glenoid width. Due to several concomitant factors such as polytrauma, activity level, rotator cuff pathology, optimization of comorbidities, risk of complications, and potential for revision surgery the patients were treated with … [Read more...] about RSA BankartTyler Smith DO
PGY-4 Orthopedic Surgery
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Is the Extended Iliofemoral Approach Still Indicated for Visualizing the Acetabulum?By Jonathan Schneider DO, Kyle Dickson MD, Jordan Johnson DO
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Abstract
Background: The extended iliofemoral (EIF) approach is an extensile surgical approach that can be used to simultaneously visualize both the anterior and posterior columns of the acetabulum through a single approach. The EIF is associated with morbidities (infection, skin necrosis, abductor dysfunction, heterotopic ossification), therefore, this surgical approach is … [Read more...] about Is the Extended Iliofemoral Approach Still Indicated for Visualizing the Acetabulum?By Jonathan Schneider DO, Kyle Dickson MD, Jordan Johnson DO
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
DOs That Do: Dr. Craig McManaman Trains for TriathlonsBy Steven J. Heithoff, DO, FAOAO
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Dr. Craig McManaman somehow finds the time and energy to train for triathlons around his home in Bad Axe, Michigan. What is especially interesting is his wife is his biggest competitor and they are both crazy enough to have built a training lap pool in their back yard! Read on for more!
How and when did you get started doing triathlons?
I wrestled in college and on the O … [Read more...] about DOs That Do: Dr. Craig McManaman Trains for TriathlonsBy Steven J. Heithoff, DO, FAOAO
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