Surgical Technique for Scarf Osteotomy

Author: Michael Morwood, MD, Atlantic Orthopaedics, Portsmouth, NH. INTRODUCTION The epiphyseal plate (known also as physis or growth plate) is a highly organized cartilage structure between the epiphyseal and metaphyseal bone at the distal ends of long bones. Fractures involving the epiphyseal plate are common musculoskeletal injuries occurring in children with open growth plates. PediatricContinue reading “Operative Fixation of a Transitional Ankle Fracture in a 14-year-Old Competitive Dancer, Using Bio-Integrative Implants”

Author: Dallin Greene, DPM, Glendive Medical Center in Glendive, MT. Dr. Dallin Greene is a board-certified Foot and Ankle surgeon, treating all aspects of the foot and ankle with expertise in deformity correction. Dr. Greene graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho in 2009 with a bachelor’s in biology. He then attended Midwestern University Arizona for aContinue reading “All-Natural OSSIOfiber® Flatfoot Reconstruction”

Author: Cody J. Togher, DPM at The Joint Replacement Institute. Dr. Togher is a Fellowship-Trained Foot & Ankle Surgeon at the Joint Replacement Institute in Naples, FL. He completed his residency at AdventHealth East Orlando prior to completing fellowship at the Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center in Columbus, OH. Dr. Togher specializes in complex footContinue reading “Midfoot Revision Arthrodesis Using OSSIOfiber® Nail & Screws Following Naviculocuneiform Nonunion”