Articles for Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon

Femoral neck fracture following surface replacement is a reported complication; Adjunct autogenous fibula strut bone grafting has been proposed as a means of reducing or eliminating this occurrence.

Posterior fracture-dislocation of the hip is an uncommon athletic injury, occasionally seen in contact and high-energy sports.

Forty Children were managed fur prune-belly syndrome between 1979 and 1989, and twenty-five of them had musculoskeletal abnormalities.

Ninety consecutive total hip arthroplasties in73 patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head yielded 81 hips in 64 patients(37 men and 27 women) available for evaluation after a 4-8 year follow up period.

We reviewed the long-term outcome of thrity-six patients who had a myelomeningocele at the sacral level and whose average age was twenty-nine.

Twenty-Eight patients with limb overgrowth and the diagnosis of Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber and Proteus syndromes were evaluated retrospectively.

The case of a 16 year old boy with an aneurysmal bone cyst of the fourth lumbar vertebra and a herniated nucleus pulposus of the L4-5 disc is presented.

Fifty-six DePuy anatomic medullary locking femoral bipolar prostheses were reviewed clinically.

Eighty·four primary noncemenred porous-coated total hip arthroplasties (THAs) in 78 patients were reviewed clinically and roentgenographically at an average follow·up period of 37 months.

Clinical and radiographic results demonstrated a superior performance with the LSF System.

Twenty patients with 25 consecutive primary-cemented Howmedica PCA total knee protheses were clinically and roentgenographically reviewed.

A study was undertaken to investigate the reactivity of the circulation of bone and to characterize the receptor populations that may be present in this poorly described vascular bed.

It has been estimated that 25 to 40 million Americans participate in some form of running and that between 50 and 70% of them will suffer some type or running related injury requiring medical treatment.

Eighty-one patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy were divided into two groups based on the degree of stenosis of the carotid artery.

Eighteen Kuntscher-type intramedullary rods were obtained after human implantation periods ranging from 1 to 23 years.

We re,lewed.l34 primary _cemented. porous-coated. total hip replacements in 125 patients: 64 were DePuy AML prostheses, 20 were Howmedica PCA and 50 were Implant TecbnolollY LSF. The prostheses hall beeIIln situ for an nerage of 36 moaths, 40 months ..-4 14 months respectively. The average pre-operative Harris hip scores were 38.l ror AMI., 33.1 ror PCA, 8Dd 41.0 for the LSF prostll-. Tbe average postoperative scores were SO.7 for AML, 83.8 for tile PCA, and 91.5 for LSF. Tblglt or groin pa

A questionnaire for students to survey what factors they consider for residency.

Stress Fracture, Running Injuries, Leg Length Inequality,Osteoporosis, Running biomechanics

Surface wear of articular polyethylene in knee arthroplasty may contribute to failure.

Sacrococcygeal Teratoma in Children