position

Osteoarthritis

EpidemiologyHeberden's Nodes

 

Male & Females > 60 years

- X-ray evidence of OA

 

Symptomatic 

- 25% females

- 15% males

 

Affected joints

 

Base thumb

PIPJ / Bouchard's nodes

DIPJ / Heberden's nodes

 

Arthrodesis

Indications

 

Very few

- young labourer with severe disabling elbow pain

- trial in POP at 90o for 6 weeks

 

Poor function

- adjacent joints cannot compensate for loss of function

 

Contraindications

 

RA

- high failure rate especially flail elbow with poor bone stock

 

Arthrodesis

IndicationsHip Fusion

 

Young adult 

- 16 - 30 years old

- monoarticular disease

- heavy demand 

 

Exhausted options of osteotomy

- risk of THA failure  / multiple revision surgeries considered too high

 

Aims of arthrodesis

 

Maximise bony contact

Minimise shortening

Smith Robinson Approach

Via the carotid triangle

 

SCM / posterior belly digastric / superior belly omohyoid

 

Indication

 

Exposes inferior body C2 - T1

 

Position

 

1.  Supine in tongs

2.  Sit on head board with head taped and slightly extended

 

Table 30° up

Turn head away from side of incision

 

Which Side