Helfet DL

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Painless, Atraumatic, Isolated Lateral Compartment Syndrome of the Leg: An Unusual Triad of Atypical Findings

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: January 1, 2010

Compartment syndrome can be a devastating complication with significant morbidity when not recognized or treated expediently.

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Acetabular Component Revision in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Part II: Management of Major Bone Loss and Pelvic Discontinuity

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: November 1, 2009

Use of structural bone graft and/or reconstruction cage devices in acetabular revisions with major bone loss has the advantages of providing a sta...

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Acetabular Component Revision in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Part I: Cementless Shells

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: October 1, 2009

Magnitude and location of acetabular bone defects dictate the type of reconstruction required. For the majority of reconstructions, a porous-coate...

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Evidence Was Sufficient Yesterday, Added Value Is Needed Today

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: September 1, 2009

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Treatment of Acetabular Nonunion and Posttraumatic Arthritis With Bone Grafting and Total Hip Arthroplasty

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: March 1, 2009

Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead. Nonunion of the acetabulum compounded by posttraumatic arthritis is a very rare and comple...

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Fat Embolism and Respiratory Distress Associated With Cemented Femoral Arthroplasty

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: February 1, 2009

Embolization of fat and marrow contents results from increased intramedullary pressure generated during insertion of an intramedullary implant suc...

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Management of Persistent Postpartum Pelvic Pain

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: December 1, 2008

Persistent postpartum pelvic pain is an uncommon but disabling disorder. Although symptoms resolve spontaneously in the majority of cases, some ca...

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Reconstruction of the Failed Acetabular Component Using Cemented Shells and Impaction Grafting in Revision Hip Arthroplasty

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: October 1, 2008

Cemented revision techniques have been used with variable success in the reconstruction of the failed acetabular component.

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Five Studies in Fracture Management

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: September 1, 2008

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Traumatic Disruption of Pubis Symphysis With Accompanying Posterior Pelvic Injury After Natural Childbirth

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: November 1, 2007

Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead. Parturition-induced pelvic instability is a rare pathogenetic entity.

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5 Points on Ankle Fractures: It Is Not Just a "Simple" Ankle Fracture

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: September 1, 2007

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Second-Generation Concepts for Locked Plating of Proximal Humerus Fractures

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: September 1, 2007

Displaced fractures of the proximal humerus remain particularly difficult to treat. Because of the poor quality of cancellous bone, it seemed that...

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Challenging Conventional Wisdom

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: September 1, 2007

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Iatrogenic Propagation of Anterior Fracture-Dislocations of the Proximal Humerus: Case Series and Literature Review With Suggested Guidelines for Treatment and Prevention

Author:: Helfet DL

Publish date: September 1, 2007

Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead. Fracture-dislocations of the proximal humerus, though rare, are difficult to manage.