Slipped capital femoral epiphysis refers to the atraumatic separation of the epiphysis in the epiphyseal plate of the femoral neck with displacement of the femoral head, usually in a medial and dorsal direction, during the pubertal growth spurt……
Congenital Muscular Torticollis
Congenital muscular torticollis or congenital wry neck, is the most common cause of torticollis in the infant and young child, presenting at a median age of 2 months
When to do Debridement?
The Relationship Between Time to Surgical Débridement and Incidence of Infection After Open High-Energy Lower Extremity Trauma Andrew N. Pollak, MD1, Alan L. Jones, MD2, Renan C. Castillo, MS3, Michael J. Bosse, MD4, Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD3 and the LEAP Study Group 1University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Suite T3R54, Baltimore, […]
Arthroprosthetic Cobaltism
Arthroprosthetic Cobaltism: Neurological and Cardiac Manifestations in Two Patients with Metal-on-Metal Arthroplasty Published on October 29, 2010; 10.2106/JBJS.J.00125 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 0:JBJS.J.00125-jbjs.J00125 (2010) A Case Report Stephen S. Tower, MD Anchorage Fracture and Orthopedic Clinic, Suite 200, 3260 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508. E-mail address: tower@afoc.com describes about 2 […]
Hip Arthroscopy: Innovative Applications and Advanced Techniques
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Standard Vs High Flexion TKR
Comparison Between Standard and High-Flexion Posterior-Stabilized Rotating-Platform Mobile-Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasties A Randomized Controlled Study Won Chul Choi, MD1, Sahnghoon Lee, MD, PhD1, Sang Cheol Seong, MD, PhD1, Jong Hun Jung, MD1 and Myung Chul Lee, MD, PhD1 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehang-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea. The […]
Osteonecrosis-Natural History
The Natural History of Untreated Asymptomatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head A Systematic Literature Review Michael A. Mont, MD1, Michael G. Zywiel, MD1, David R. Marker, MD1, Mike S. McGrath, MD1 and Ronald E. Delanois, MD1 Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, […]
Minimally displaced scaphoid #:Fix or not
Surgical Compared with Conservative Treatment for Acute Nondisplaced or Minimally Displaced Scaphoid Fractures A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Geert A. Buijze, MD1, Job N. Doornberg, MD, PhD1, John S. Ham, MD, PhD2, David Ring, MD, PhD3, Mohit Bhandari, MD4 and Rudolf W. Poolman, MD, PhD2 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic […]
Rotator cuff Tears
The primary mechanical function of the rotator cuff is to balance the force couples about the glenohumeral joint to provide a stable fulcrum of motion and functional glenohumeral kinematics…..
Inappropriate Disclosures
From Disclosure to Transparency: The Use of Company Payment Data Susan Chimonas, PhD; Zachary Frosch, BA; David J. Rothman, PhD Arch Intern Med. Published online September 13, 2010. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.341 Full Text: http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/archinternmed.2010.341
Alendronate and Ca.Oesophagus
Oral bisphosphonates and risk of cancer of oesophagus, stomach, and colorectum: case-control analysis within a UK primary care cohort Jane Green, clinical epidemiologist1, Gabriela Czanner, statistician1, Gillian Reeves, statistical epidemiologist1, Joanna Watson, epidemiologist1, Lesley Wise, manager, Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Intelligence Unit2, Valerie Beral, professor of cancer epidemiology1 – Author Affiliations Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of […]
Glucosamine and Chondroitin in OA- Meta analysis
Effects of glucosamine, chondroitin, or placebo in patients with osteoarthritis of hip or knee: network meta-analysis Simon Wandel, research fellow12, Peter Jüni, professor and head of division12, Britta Tendal, research fellow3, Eveline Nüesch, research fellow12, Peter M Villiger, director4, Nicky J Welton, senior research fellow5, Stephan Reichenbach, senior research fellow14, Sven Trelle, senior research fellow12 […]
Salenius Curve for the FRCSOrth
HTO- Complications
The complications of high tibial osteotomy CLOSING- VERSUS OPENING-WEDGE METHODS E. K. Song, MD, PhD, Professor1; J. K. Seon, MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1; S. J. Park, MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1; and M. S. Jeong, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Joint Disease, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun-eup, Hwasun-gun, […]
FEMOROACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT
FEMOROACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT S Saseendar, Hitesh Gopalan U Introduction ‘Femoroacetabular impingement(FAI)’ is a relatively recently described term which implies a subtle abnormality in either or both of the proximal femur and acetabulum causes interference in the normal movement between the two. However the concept of FAI is not entirely novel as Stulberg et al addressed this entity […]