Tachdjian's Procedures in Pediatric Orthopaedics

John A. Herring, MD, Chief of Staff Emeritus, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children; Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Section I: Hip Disorders
Procedure 1: Closed Reduction and Casting for Developmental Dislocation of the Hip
Procedure 2: Medial Approach for Open Reduction of the Developmentally Dislocated Hip
Procedure 3: Open Reduction of Developmental Hip Dislocation Through the Anterolateral Approach
Procedure 4: Femoral Shortening and Derotation Osteotomy Combined With Open Reduction of the Hip
Procedure 5: Intertrochanteric Varus Osteotomy and Internal Fixation With a Blade Plate
Procedure 6: Greater Trochanteric Epiphysiodesis
Procedure 7: Distal and Lateral Transfer of the Greater Trochanter
Procedure 8: Lateral Advancement of the Greater Trochanter
Procedure 9: Lateral Closing Wedge Valgization Osteotomy of the Proximal Femur With Distal and Lateral Advancement of the Greater Trochanter
Procedure 10: Pemberton Osteotomy
Procedure 11: Salter Innominate Osteotomy
Procedure 12: Ganz periacetabular osteotomy
Procedure 13: Percutaneous Cannulated Screw Fixation ("Pinning") of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Procedure 14: Scheme and Principles of the Dunn Procedure (Open Reduction of the Capital Epiphysis With Shortening of the Femoral Neck)
Procedure 15: Intraarticular Hip Fusion for Avascular Necrosis
Procedure 16: Pauwels' Intertrochanteric Y-Osteotomy
Procedure 17: Hemipelvectomy (Banks and Coleman Technique)
Procedure 18: Hip Disarticulation

Section II: Neuromuscular Disorders
Procedure 19: Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Lengthening
Procedure 20: Split Anterior Tibialis Tendon Transfer
Procedure 21: Extraarticular Arthrodesis of the Subtalar Joint (Grice Procedure)
Procedure 22: Lateral Column Lengthening
Procedure 23: Hamstring Lengthening
Procedure 24: Rectus Femoris Transfer
Procedure 25: Adductor Contracture Release
Procedure 26: Shelf Acetabular Augmentation
Procedure 27: Dega Osteotomy
Procedure 28: Anterior Transfer of the Posterior Tibial Tendon Through the Interosseous Membrane
Procedure 29: Achilles Tendon-Distal Fibular Tenodesis for Mild Ankle Valgus in Skeletally Immature Patients
Procedure 30: Iliopsoas Muscle Transfer for Paralysis of the Hip Abductors
Procedure 31: Anterior Transfer of the Peroneus Longus Tendon to the Base of the Second Metatarsal
Procedure 32: Posterior Tendon Transfer to the Os Calcis for Correction of Calcaneus Deformity (Green and Grice Procedure)
Procedure 33: Triple Arthrodesis
Procedure 34: Extraarticular Arthrodesis of the Subtalar Joint (Grice Procedure)
Procedure 35: Extensor Carpi Ulnaris-Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Transfer
Procedure 36: Fractional Lengthening of the Finger and Wrist Flexors in the Forearm Operative Technique
Procedure 37: Scapulocostal Stabilization for Scapular Winging (Ketenjian Technique)

Section III: Spine Disorders
Procedure 38: Exposure of the Spine for Posterior Instrumentation and Fusion
Procedure 39: Ponte osteotomy
Procedure 40: Posterior Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion Using Pedicle Screws
Procedure 41: Sacro-Iliac Screws
Procedure 42: Anterior Instrumentation of the Spine for Thoracolumbar or Lumbar Scoliosis

Section IV: Lower Extremity Disorders
Procedure 43: Quadricepsplasty for Recurrent Dislocation of the Patella (Green Procedure)
Procedure 44: Knee Fusion for Prosthetic Conversion in Proximal Focal Femoral Deficiency
Procedure 45: Open Reduction of Dorsolateral Dislocation of the Talocalcaneonavicular Joint (Congenital Vertical Talus)
Procedure 46: Plantar Fasciotomy
Procedure 47: Transfer of the Long Toe Extensors to the Heads of the Metatarsals (Jones Transfer)
Procedure 48: Dwyer Lateral Wedge Resection of the Calcaneus for Pes Cavus
Procedure 49: Dorsal Wedge Resection for Pes Cavus
Procedure 50: Japas V-Osteotomy of the Tarsus
Procedure 51: Correction of Hammer Toe by Resection and Arthrodesis of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint
Procedure 52: Epiphysiodesis of the Distal Femur (the Green Modification of the Phemister Technique)
Procedure 53: Percutaneous Epiphyseodesis
Procedure 54: Epiphysiodesis of the Proximal Tibia and Fibula (the Green Modification of the Phemister Technique)
Procedure 55: Ischial-Bearing Above-Knee Amputation (Midthigh Amputation)
Procedure 56: Disarticulation of the Knee Joint
Procedure 57: Below-Knee Amputation
Procedure 58: Arthrodesis of the Ankle Joint via the Anterior Approach Without Disturbing the Distal Tibial Growth Plate

Section V: Upper Extremity Disorders
Procedure 59: Lateral Rotation Osteotomy of the Humerus
Procedure 60: Rerouting of the Biceps Brachii Tendon to Convert Its Motion From Supinator to Pronator of the Forearm (Zancolli Procedure)
Procedure 61: Modified Green Scapuloplasty for Congenital High Scapula (Sprengel Deformity)
Procedure 62: Woodward Operation for Congenital High Scapula
Procedure 63: Disarticulation of the Shoulder
Procedure 64: Amputation Through the Arm
Procedure 65: Disarticulation of the Elbow
Procedure 66: Posterior Release of Elbow Extension Contracture
Procedure 67: Posterior Approach for Forequarter Amputation (Littlewood Technique)
Procedure 68: Flexorplasty of the Elbow (the Mayer and Green Modification of the Steindler Technique)
Procedure 69: Pectoralis Major Transfer for Paralysis of the Elbow Flexors