2013 Philadelphia Resident Skills Program
April 25, 2013
University of Pennsylvania Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Anterior Approach (Surgical Applied Anatomy, Indications, Contraindications, Pros/Cons, Technical Pearls)
Standard Anterolateral (Hardinge) Approach (Surgical Applied Anatomy, Indications, Contraindications, Pros/Cons, Technical Pearls)
Supine Anterolateral Approach (Surgical Applied Anatomy, Indications, Contraindications, Pros/Cons, Technical Pearls)
Posterior Approach (Surgical Applied Anatomy, Indications, Contraindications, Pros/Cons, Technical Pearls)
Summary Review of Approaches
Goals of THA (Include: Basic Hip Biomechanics and Effect of Offset and Cup Medialization on Joint Reaction Forces in THA)
Acetabular Component_(Include: Inclination, Version, Anatomic Landmarks, Screw Placement)
Femoral Component_(Include Pearls of Cementing a Femoral Component, Version, Varus/Valgus Position and Anatomic Landmarks)
Review of THA Stability (Include: Concept of Head/Neck Ratio, Big vs Small Heads, Soft-Tissue Tension, Component Malposition, Capsular Repair)
Radiographic Evaluation of Post-Operative THA X-Ray_(Include: Acetabular Component Position, Femoral Component Position)
Surgical Approaches (Approach Options, Indications, Contraindications, Pros/Cons, Technical Pearls)
Component Position (Femoral, Tibial and Patellar) (Include: Component External Rotation, Lateralization, Distal Valgus Alignment, Plateau Coverage, Alignment, Slope, Patellar Thickness, Medialization, Tracking and Need for Lateral Release)
Flexion/Extension Balancing (Include: Review Table for Symmetric and Assymetric Gap Problems)
Radiographic Evaluation of Post-Operative TKA X-Ray_(Include: Femoral Component Position, Tibial Component Position, Patellar Component Position)
