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Dexamethasone useful in postoperative period of Joint Arthroplasty

Dexamethasone Reduces Length of Hospitalization and Improves Postoperative Pain and Nausea After Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial Jeffrey R. Backes, MD, Jared C. Bentley, MD, Joel R. Politi, MD, Bryan T. Chambers, MD Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 28, Issue 8, Supplement , Pages 11-17, September 2013 Level 1 Randomised Control Trial Summary: A level I randomized […]

Computer Navigation does not offer any advantage in Total Hip Replacement

Acetabular Component Positioning in Total Hip Arthroplasty With and Without a Computer-Assisted System: A Prospective, Randomized and Controlled Study Henrique M.C. Gurgel, PhD, Alberto T. Croci, PhD, Henrique A.B.A. Cabrita, PhD, José Ricardo N. Vicente, PhD, Marcos C. Leonhardt, João Carlos Rodrigues The Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 167-171, January 2014 Aim: To study the acetabular component positioning using imageless navigation compared with […]

Registrar Job@ Bangalore

Vacancy for Senior Registrar/Registrar Post @ Institute of Orthopaedics,BGS Global Hospitals,Bengaluru. Qualification:MS/DNB Ortho Pay Package: 50,000 Plus Incentives ( Negotiable) Accomodation: Induvidualised/ On Request Contact : Dr Ranganath C, Email:drcranaganth@gmail.com, Phone:+919845007568 Contact: Dr Mohan Kumar J, email:drjmohankumar@yahoo.co.in, phone:+919980909853 Contact: Dr Srinivas C H, Consultant Orthopaedic Oncosurgeon, email:drsrinivasch@yahoo.co.in, phone:+919449057604,+918105043560

Clostridium Species and Orthopaedic Implications

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 […]

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 […]

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