Courtesy: Prof Nabile Ebraheim, Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Toledo, Ohio, United States Educational video describing various forms of clostridium. Cl difficile, pseudomembranous colitis, its pathogenesis, antibiotic induced diarrhoea, toxic megacolon and treatment. cl perfringens causes gas gangrene, maybe fatal, hence amputation may need to be done early. Cl botulinum can be food […]
Archives for December 2013
The Obturator Nerve
Anatomy of the obturator nerve: multimedia presentation on origin of the obturator nerve from the anterior divisions of the lumbosacral plexus, its sensory and motor innervation, its relation in the superolateral aspect of the obturator foramen. The nerve is at risk while placing sharp retractors below the transverse acetabular ligament during a THA. The nerve […]
Single Radius TKA implants better than multi radii knee implants
Lengthening the moment arm of the patella confers enhanced extensor mechanism power following total knee arthroplasty David F. Hamilton*, A. Hamish R.W. Simpson, Richard Burnett, James T. Patton, Matthew Moran, Nicholas D. Clement, Colin R. Howie, Paul Gaston Article first published online: 20 MAR 2013DOI: 10.1002/jor.22344 Journal of Orthopaedic Research Volume 31, Issue 8, pages 1201–1207, August 2013 Quality of Evidence: Therapy Level 2 Randomised […]
Highly cross linked polyethylene does not offer any advantage in TKA
Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Does Not Reduce the Wear in Total Knee Arthroplasty: In Vivo Study of Particles in Synovial Fluid Pedro Hinarejos, MD, PhD, Ignasi Piñol, MD, Alberto Torres, MD, Eva Prats, MD, Gabriel Gil-Gómez, PhD, Lluis Puig-Verdie, MD, PhD The Journal of Arthroplasty Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 1333-1337, September 2013 Level of Evidence: Therapeutic level 2 Randomised Control Trial Aim of the study The […]
BMP-2 may lead to Cancer
Cancer Risk After Use of Recombinant Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 for Spinal Arthrodesis Eugene J. Carragee, MD1; Gilbert Chu, ; Rajat Rohatgi, Eric L. Hurwitz, DC, Bradley K. Weiner, S. Tim Yoon, Garet Comer, Branko Kopjar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 450 Broadway Street, Pavilion C, 4th Floor, Redwood City, CA […]
Patient Specific Instrumentation does not offer significant benefit compared to standard TKA
Patient-Specific Instrumentation Does Not Shorten Surgical Time: A Prospective, Randomized Trial William G. Hamilton, MD Nancy L. Parks, MS, CCRC Arjun Saxena, MD The Journal of Arthroplasty Volume 28, Issue 8, Supplement , Pages 96-100, September 2013 Level of Evidence: Level 2 Randomised control Trial Aim of the study: To determine whether total knee arthroplasty using patient […]
Scapholunate dissociation
SCAPHOLUNATE DISSOCIATION Rajesh Purushothaman, MS, Associate Professor, Govt.Medical College, Kozhikode, India According to Dobyns, carpal instability is “a carpal injury in which loss of normal alignment of the carpus occur early or late”. . Scapholunate dissociation (SLD) is the most common type of carpal instability. It is the most common instability pattern because the intercarpal […]
Coronoid Fractures
CORONOID FRACTURES Rajesh Purushothaman, MS, Associate Professor, Govt.Medical College , Kozhikode, India Coronoid fractures were once thought to be inconsequential. But they have been recognised to be of great importance as minor incongruity of the anteromedial facet have been shown to lead to elbow arthrosis and in presence of other fractures and elbow dislocation they […]
Coronal Shear Fractures of the Distal Humerus
CORONAL SHEAR FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL HUMERUS Rajesh Purushothaman MS, Associate Professor, Govt.Medical College , Kozhikode, India Isolated capitellar fractures are rare. It accounts for only 1% of all elbow fractures and 3-4% of distal humeral fractures. These fractures are almost exclusively seen in those older than 12 years of age. The annual incidence is […]
NZOA 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting
New Zealand orthopaedic association Annual Scientific Meeting 2014 Venue : Tauranga, New Zealand Dates : 19 – 22 October 2014 The Convenor for this meeting is Andy Stokes and Vaughan Poutawera Web : http://www.nzoa.org.nz/events/nzoa-2014-annual-scientific-meeting
SOFCOT Annual Meeting 2014
SOFCOT Annual Meeting (French Society of Orthopaedics) Dates : November 10, 2014 – November 13, 2014 Venue : Paris, FranceFor more information, contact: Phone: +33 1 43 22 47 54Fax: +33 1 43 22 46 70 Email: sofcot@sofcot.fr Website(s): http://www.sofcot.fr
COA 2014
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting 2014 Venue : Montreal, Canada Dates : 18th – 21st June 2014 Web : http://www.coa-aco.org/annual-meetings/montreal-2014/2014-coa-annual-meeting-preliminary-schedule.html
AOA 2014
Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting 2014 Venue : Melbourne Dates : 12-16 th October 2014 Web : http://www.aoa.org.au/events
Open Reduction in DDH
Courtesy: Atul Bhaskar, Mumbai
MTP Joint Fusion for Hallux Rigidus
Courtesy: Selene G Parekh, Professor, Duke University, North Carolina
Rheumatoid Hand
Courtesy: Prof Nabile Ebraheim, Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Toledo, Ohio, United States Educational Video describing Pathophysiology, Xray findings, Treatment for Rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disease with Rheumatoid Fator(IgM) against the Fc portion of IgG. Synovitis involves pannus formation. The 1987 Revised criteria proposed by the American College ofis used […]