Cases and resources in orthopedics

A professional rugby player who underwent ACL reconstruction with fascia lata (Mc FL) a few years ago​, presents with knee torsional trauma. After looking at the X-ray, MRI and pre-op testing, what can you say about this multiligament knee injury? What's the best course of action and how would you approach this case?

The subvastus approach is an easy technique that preserves the quadriceps and thus helps avoid postoperative muscular inhibition.

Watch a demonstration by Sébastien Paratte, a specialist in knee replacement surgeries.

The Chistera is a long curved glove used to play a sport from the Basque Country in France. This approach describes a skin incision that looks like a chistera glove, made in an anterolateral fashion bridging.

The purpose of this approach is:

A 68-year-old woman has been suffering from mechanical bilateral knee pain for the past 6 years. The x-rays reveal complex right knee arthritis with ligament deficiency. How would you classify it and how would you manage this condition?

What are the therapeutic options in case of spontaneous pathological diaphyseal fracture of the right femur leading to the diagnosis of a dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma in a 52 year-old man? How would you manage this clinical case?

Frane Bukvić presents the case of a 34-year-old orthopaedic surgeon​ suffering from a symptomatic chondral ‘kissing’ lesion of patella and trochlea... How would manage this condition?

Watch this webinar to gain a comprehensive understanding of the state-of-the-art techniques to deal with the gap resulting from open-wedge high-tibial osteotomy.

The goals of this clinical case are to discuss the different therapeutic options in case of vicious callus of the proximal tibia, to discuss the physical examination of an unstable knee, and to propose an innovative technique.

Régis Pailhé shares his experience attending the first edition of the PCO course, with a special emphasis on the virtual fellowship that offers a unique opportunity to learn from diverse experts hailing from various countries.

Sébastien Parratte shares his impressions about the innovative congress format provided by PCO for the orthopedics community.