approach

Eponymous name

Snowboarder's fracture

Epidemiology

10% talus fractures

Second to talar neck fractures

Goal

- head that translates 50% in all directions

- allows 30^o ER with arm at side

- stable posteriorly

Pre-Op 

- antibiotics

- consider specific Propionobacterium cover

Approach

Incision

Always use the most lateral scar

- blood supply comes from medial aspect

- want to avoid a large lateral flap of dubious quality

- cross transverse scars at 90^o

- minimum 7 cm skin bridge

Options

- can do trial / sham incision down to capsule

Pre-operative Planning

CT / quantify bone loss
X match 4 units
Cell saver
Anaesthetic review
Bone graft (cortical, cancellous)
Component removal gear

- extraction gear for femur / liners

- cement removers for cemented femur

- curved osteotomes for cemented cup

- X-plant for uncemented cup
Revision long stem femoral implants
Revision acetabular implants including cages

Indications

RA 

- very good results

- 97% 10 year survival Coonrad-Morrey prosthesis

Other Dx 

- OA / post-traumatic arthritis / nonunion

- tend to have worse survival than RA

Haemophilia

- elbow joint commonly involved

- 90% of haemophiliacs

Acute unreconstructable fracture > 60

Definition

A valgus knee has a tibiofemoral angle of > 10^o

Causes

Inflammatory

- RA