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Update in the Management of Acetabular Defects

Courtesy: Neil Sheth, MD, Chief of Orthopaedcis, Hospital for the University of Pennsylvania, USA

Multi-Ligament Knee Injuries

Courtesy: Dr Peter MacDonald, FRCS, President-Elect, American Shoulder and Elbow Society, Past President, Canadian Orthopaedic Association

Coxa Vara in Children

Courtesy: Prof Hitesh Shah, Professor of Paediatric Orthopaedics, KMC Manipal, India

Nonunion of the Humerus

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA

Fracture Humerus and Radial Nerve Palsy

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Radial nerve can be identified as it runs through the spiral groove between the heads of triceps. The nerve lies posterior to the deltoid tuberosity. The nerve crosses the posterior aspect of the humerus about 20 cm proximal to the medial epicondyle and about 15cm proximal […]

Elbow Pain: Causes and Treatment

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA ELBOW PAIN CAUSES AND TREATMENT Elbow pain has several common causes It is important to make the correct cause of elbow pain so that appropriate treatment can be give to the patient The site and location of different causes of elbow pain appears to be close […]

Must-Know MCQs for the Fellowship Exam

Courtesy: Zaid Al-RUb, FRCS Orth, Founder, OrthoPass

Anatomy of the Elbow

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Anatomy of the Elbow Elbow is made of following bones Humerus, Radius and Ulna The lower end of the humerus have two epicondyles: lateral epicondyle and medial epicondyle and it also has the capitellum laterally and the trochlea medially The proximal ulna is made of the olecranon […]

Nerves of the Lower Extremity

Courtesy: Amr Abdelgawad, Maimonaides Medical Centre, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Foot and Ankle Anatomy for the Boards

Courtesy: Amr Abdelgawad, Maimonaides Medical Centre, NY, USA

Plantaris Tendon Rupture

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA

Subacromial Balloon Spacer

Courtesy: Uma Srikumaran, MD, MPH, MBA Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Step-by-Step Approach to templating in Total Hip Replacement

Courtesy: Dr Prabhudev Prasad Purudappa, Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, VA Boston Health Care, Boston, Massachussets, USA

Frostbite

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA

Acromioclavicular Joint Injury

? Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Rockwood Classification Type I: Sprain of the AC ligament. Normal radiograph Type II: AC ligament tear, coracoclavicular ligaments sprained. Radiograph demonstrates AC joint widening (normal AC joint distance is 1 to 3mm). Stress views show identical coracoclavicular distance compared to uninvolved side Type III: AC […]

Outerbridge Classification of Cartilage defects

? Courtesy: Christopher McCrum, UT SouthWestern, Dallas, Texas, USA Outerbridge Bentley Classification: Grade I lesion: articular surfaces that are swollen, soft, and in some cases blistered. Grade II lesions: characterized by articular fissures and clefts with diameters <1 cm. Grade III lesions: deep fissures extending to subchondral bone with diameters >1 cm. Grade IV lesions: […]