| What is your distal metaphyseal osteotomy of choice? |
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Members
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Traditional chevron
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72
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34.78
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Long dorsal arm chevron
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125
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60.39
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Mitchell
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1
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0.48
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Reverdin
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6
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2.90
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If you perform a long dorsal arm chevron osteotomy,
what form of internal fixation do you use? |
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Members
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%
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K-wires
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10
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4.83
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One screw
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47
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22.71
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Two screws
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136
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65.70
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Staples
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1
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0.48
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Absorbable fixation
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10
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4.83
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Assuming you have rigid internal fixation of a long dorsal arm
chevron osteotomy, do you allow your patient to bear weight immediately
after surgery? |
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Members
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%
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Yes
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138
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66.67
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No
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66
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31.88
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If you allow weight bearing,
what are your instructions to the patient? |
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Members
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%
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Full weight bearing as tolerated
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56
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27.05
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Heel weight bearing only
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44
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21.26
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Partial weight bearing with crutch assistance
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58
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28.02
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I don’t allow weight bearing
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46
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22.22
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If you allow weight bearing, do you have the patient
wear any protective medical equipment? |
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Members
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%
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Stiff soled surgical shoe
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116
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56.04
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Removable cast boot (Aircast/Cam Walker)
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40
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19.32
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Fiberglass splint
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3
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1.45
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Weight bearing fiberglass cast
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6
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2.90
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I don’t allow weight bearing
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39
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18.84
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If you keep your patient non-weight bearing,
what method do you use? |
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Members
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%
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Crutches (operative foot off the ground)
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188
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90.82
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Walker
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4
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1.93
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Rollabout device (wheeled platform to rest the operative extremity)
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12
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5.80
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If you keep your patient non-weight bearing,
how long before you allow them to begin walking? |
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Members
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%
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One week
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43
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20.77
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Two weeks
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71
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34.30
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Three weeks
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29
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14.01
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Four weeks
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38
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18.36
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Until complete radiographic union
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23
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11.11
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