Ortho&Trauma with Dr. Polotrauma

This episode breaks down Barouk's 12-year experience with proximal medial gastrocnemius lengthening. We cover why medial-only release matches combined techniques in a blinded comparison, how 79 percent of patients normalized dorsiflexion at two years, and why this approach may be a practical alternative to the distal Strayer procedure for equinus contracture.

This episode breaks down Barouk's 12-year experience with proximal medial gastrocnemius lengthening. We cover why medial-only release matches combined techniques in a blinded comparison, how 79 percent of patients normalized dorsiflexion at two years, and why this approach may be a practical alternative to the distal Strayer procedure for equinus contracture.

This episode covers the largest single-centre review of guided growth using tension band plates for angular deformity of the knee. We break down why idiopathic deformity achieves 89.5 percent success while tumour and infection-related cases carry significantly higher failure rates, and what that means for clinical decision-making.

This episode covers the largest single-centre review of guided growth using tension band plates for angular deformity of the knee. We break down why idiopathic deformity achieves 89.5 percent success while tumour and infection-related cases carry significantly higher failure rates, and what that means for clinical decision-making.

This episode covers the largest single-centre review of guided growth using tension band plates for angular deformity of the knee. We break down why idiopathic deformity achieves 89.5 percent success while tumour and infection-related cases carry significantly higher failure rates, and what that means for clinical decision-making.

This episode breaks down a retrospective study on tension band plating for juvenile and adolescent Blount disease. We cover why a 53 percent success rate in zone minus four deformities challenges previous reports, how 4-screw constructs may reduce implant failure, and why BMI is a critical factor clinicians should address early.

This episode covers the original 1998 study by Métaizeau and colleagues that introduced percutaneous epiphysiodesis using transphyseal screws. We break down how a 10-minute procedure achieves 79 to 86 percent growth arrest, why 82 percent of patients finish within one centimeter of equal, and what makes this technique reversible compared to drilling or curettage.

This episode covers the original 1998 study by Métaizeau and colleagues that introduced percutaneous epiphysiodesis using transphyseal screws. We break down how a 10-minute procedure achieves 79 to 86 percent growth arrest, why 82 percent of patients finish within one centimeter of equal, and what makes this technique reversible compared to drilling or curettage.