Surgical Approaches

This is to be used as reminder to various approaches and is no substitute for formal text books on approaches and practical instruction.

Upper limb

Lower limb

Spine

Pelvis

Upper Limb

Hand and wrist

Dorsal capsulodesis - Scapholunate instability

Scaphoid fixation approaches

            Dorsal approach to scaphoid

Lunate and perilunate dislocation - Combined Dorsal and volar approach

Forearm

Forearm anterior (Henry)

Forearm posterolateral (Thompson)

Forearm fasciotomy

Elbow

General  elbow positioning

Lateral

Posterolateral

Posterior

Posterior transosseous

Anterior

Other

Lateral

• Kocher - Radial head (posterolateral)

• Kaplan

Posterolateral

• Boyd posterolateral

Posterior

• Elbow global posterior approach

• Modified Posterior - Radial head (Wrightington)

Posterior transosseous

Medial

Anterior

• Anterior approach to elbow (Henry)

Other

• Column procedure

• Olecranon - tension band wiring

• Olecranon - osteotomy

• Ulnar nerve decompression and transposition

• Distal biceps tendon (acute)

  • 1 Incision repair, suture anchor, endobutton, endobutton and interference screw

  • 2 Incision repair, transosseous suture

Humerus

• Proximal Humerus - see shoulder

• Shaft Humerus

• Distal Humerus

  • Triceps split and reflection - Stanley

  • Olecranon osteotomy

Shoulder

Shoulder - Anterosuperior (Mckenzie)

Shoulder - Deltopectoral approach

Shoulder - Extended anterolateral approach

Shoulder - Posterior approach

Shoulder hemiarthroplasty - trauma

Shoulder - Reverse prosthesis

Shoulder - Reverse for trauma

Shoulder - Total shoulder replacement

Closed reduction and percutaneous fixation - proximal humerus fracture

Shoulder arthroscopy

Weaver Dunn (ACJ reconstruction)

Weaver Dunn (ACJ reconstruction) - arthroscopic

Proximal biceps tendon tenodesis - arthroscopic

Lower limb

Lower limb fasciotomy (Tibia)

Tibial nail length

Distal Tibia trauma Ilizarov

Spine

Pelvis

Anterior approach to hip (drain paediatric septic hip)

Pubic Symphysis

Posterior approach to hip / acetabulum - Kocher Langenbeck

Iliofemoral

Ilioinguinal (Modified)

Page created by: Lee Van Rensburg

Last updated 11/09/2015