2017
Distal Forearm Fracture Open Reduction–Internal Fixation: Sonographic Detection of Hardware Malalignment and Associated Tendon Injuries Missed by Radiography
Morgan TA, Piper SL, Lattanza LL, Goldstein RB, Link T, Motamedi D. Distal Forearm Fracture Open Reduction–Internal Fixation: Sonographic Detection of Hardware Malalignment and Associated Tendon Injuries Missed by Radiography. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2017, 36: 2173-2177. PMID: 28503753, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reduction internal fixationReduction internal fixationTendon injuriesRadiographic findingsMusculoskeletal sonographyDistal radius open reduction internal fixationAssociated tendon injuryDistal forearm fracturesNegative radiographic findingsSymptomatic patientsForearm fracturesSurgical treatmentCase seriesTendon integritySonographic detectionHardware complicationsUseful modalityClinical utilityHardware positionSonographyInjuryComplicationsPatientsMusculoskeletal imagingTreatment
2015
Open Extensor Tendon Injuries
Amirtharajah M, Lattanza L. Open Extensor Tendon Injuries. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2015, 40: 391-397. PMID: 25557773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.06.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensor tendon injuriesTendon injuriesOpen injuriesExtensor tendonsSoft tissue lossModern repair techniquesCurrent Concepts articleExtensor mechanismRehabilitation protocolPatient outcomesClean lacerationsSevere skinTissue lossInjuryFlexor tendonsRepair techniquesTendonRecent literatureTreatmentCommon sourceMorbidityLaceration
2010
Fungal infections of the hand
Amirtharajah M, Lattanza L. Fungal infections of the hand. Current Orthopaedic Practice 2010, 21: 564-567. DOI: 10.1097/bco.0b013e3181f6f084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFungal infectionsEarly radical debridementDeep space infectionsSystemic antifungal therapyPrevention of mortalityDeep fungal infectionsType of infectionSerious fungal infectionsSpace infectionLimb salvageRadical debridementAntifungal therapyUpper extremityAppropriate treatmentTimely diagnosisInfectionRecent relevant literatureTreatmentExpeditious mannerRelevant literatureDebridementPatientsTherapyMortalitySalvageSurgical Treatment of Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow in Children
Lattanza LL. Surgical Treatment of Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow in Children. Techniques In Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery 2010, 14: 114-120. PMID: 20526166, DOI: 10.1097/bth.0b013e3181dd88f3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterolateral rotatory instabilitySurgical treatmentLigamentous repairRotatory instabilityDiagnosis of PLRILateral ulnar collateral ligamentUlnar collateral ligamentTreatment of PLRIGood clinical practicePosttraumatic instabilityPediatric populationPediatric casesCollateral ligamentClinical practiceUnusual signsDiagnosisChildrenTreatmentElbowRepairCurrent practiceSurgical instructionSymptomsCareful considerationTrauma