Orthopedic Surgery in Minnesota

Orthopedic Update

Orthopedic Update is a three-times-a year publication for physicians that highlights current trends in orthopedic surgery at Mayo Clinic.

To contact the Department of Orthopedics at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for a patient referral or physician consultation, please call 507-538-4101.

2009 issues

Vol. 3, no. 3, 2009 (PDF)

• Distal Humerus Fractures and Nonunions
  Advanced Fixation Techniques and Replacement Surgery Solve a Challenging Problem
• New Knee Dislocation Study Group Defines Systematic Approach to Controversial Dislocations, Multiligament Injuries
• Success in Replacing the Metacarpophalangeal Joints and Ulnar Head
• CME Opportunities

Vol. 3, no. 1, 2009 (PDF)

• The Role of Device Development in the Mayo Clinic Approach to Improving Elbow Surgery
• Endocrine Evaluations Integrated Into Consults at Mayo Clinic Musculoskeletal Center
• A Review of Some Influential Articles of 2008
• CME Opportunities

2008 issues

Vol. 2, no. 2, 2008 (PDF)

• Advances in Bone Regeneration
  Improved Healing, Osteoporosis Diagnosis, Fracture Repair, Outcomes of War-Related Injuries
• Rapid Intraoperative Diagnostic Test for Prosthetic Joint Infection
• Short-Term Recovery Is Faster With Mini Posterior Incision Total Hip Arthroplasty Than a 2-Incision Approach
• Treating Osteoarthritis of the Elbow by Arthroscopic Osteophyte Resection and Capsulectomy
• Walking in Step
  Motion Analysis Laboratory Assists Orthopedic Surgeons to Improve Patient Care

Vol. 2, No. 1 (PDF)

• Advanced Musculoskeletal Center—Uniting Diagnostic, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Services for Optimal Patient Care, Convenience, Dignity, and Education
• Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach to Early Acute Total Hip Arthroplasty for Acetabular Fractures in the Elderly
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Offers Precise Placement of Injections and a Range of Treatments
• Intralesional Curettage for Carefully Selected Cases of Chondrosarcoma of the Long Bones
• Multidisciplinary Investigation Shows New Sonication and Culturing Method Improves Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection

2007 issues

Vol. 1, no. 1, 2007 (PDF)

• More Surgical Options for Active Young Patients
  
• Mayo Clinic Orthopedic Scholarship
• Ulnotriquetral Ligament Injury Diagnosed
  Using the "Ulnar Fovea Sign"
• Multiple Ligament Reconstructions for High-Energy
  Knee Dislocations