Courtesy: Quen Tang, FRCS Orth, UK
SCHEUERMANN’S KYPHOSIS
SCHEUERMANN’S KYPHOSIS Hitesh Gopalan U, Senthilnathan T, Ramesh Dalwai, Shamsul Hoda Introduction Scheuermann disease is a structural kyphosis of the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine, of unknown aetiology, is characterized by vertebral body wedging, thoracic kyphosis of > 40° & > 5° of anterior wedging of 3 consecutive adjacent vertebral bodies at the apex of the […]
AC joint- Horizontal instability
Dynamic Radiologic Evaluation of Horizontal Instability in Acute Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocations Mark Tauber, MD*†, Heiko Koller, MD*, Wolfgang Hitzl, PhD‡, Herbert Resch, MD* *Department of Traumatology and Sports Injuries, University Hospital of Salzburg, Austria , ‡Research Office for Biostatistics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria † Mark Tauber, MD, Department of Traumatology and Sports Injuries, Paracelsus […]
Soft Vs Hard Collar
Soft and Rigid Collars Provide Similar Restriction in Cervical Range of Motion During Fifteen Activities of Daily Living Miller, Christopher P. BA; Bible, Jesse E. MD; Jegede, Kola A. BA; Whang, Peter G. MD; Grauer, Jonathan N. MD Spine, June 2010 – Volume 35 – Issue 13 – pp 1271-1278 Conclusion. Although subjects exhibited less […]
Irreparable massive rotator cuff tears Managed with Lower Trapezius tendon transfer
Courtesy: Emmanouil Brilakis, Bassam ElHassan, Athens Shoulder Course
Laving the Canal in Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty
Courtesy: Surena Namdari, Rothmans Institute, Philadelphia
Scapholunate Injuries
Courtesy: Terrence Jose Jerome, Editor, Journal of Hand and Microsurgery
Optic Neuropathy after spine surgery
Postoperative Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Lorri A. Lee, Nancy J. Newman, Ted A. Wagner,Joseph R. Dettori, Nathan J. Dettori Spine 2010;35:S105–S116 Study Design: Systematic literature review. Conclusion: Postoperative ION after spinal surgery is a rare event, which may be associated with prone position surgery of more than 5 hours surgical duration and blood loss of more […]
Pelvic Fracture Injury Mechanisms
Intercondylar Elbow Fractures
INTERCONDYLAR FRACTURES OF THE ELBOW Mechanism of injury: Is by a force directed towards an elbow which is flexed > 90° which causes the ulna to drive against the trochlea Riseborough and Radin Classification • Type I: Nondisplaced • Type II: Slight displacement with no rotation between the condylar fragment. • Type III: Displacement with […]
Calcaneal Fractures
© Hitesh Gopalan U Excerpts from “Orthopaedic Principles- A Review” CALCANEUM fractures Mechanism of Injury: fall from height or motor vehicle accident Classification: a. Extra Articular Fractures • Anterior process fractures • Tuberosity fractures • Medial process fractures • Sustentacular fractures • Body fractures not involving the subtalar articulation b. Intra Articular Fractures (Essex Lopresti […]
Bone Metastasis
A powerpoint presentation on Recent Advances in the Management on Bone Tumours by Dr Renjit kumar J, Orthopaedic Oncosurgeon, Aims, Kochi. Published with prior permission from author. Download details: – molecular mechanisms -seed soil theorem – Mirel’s criteria – ECOG study – Matrix metalloproteinases
Fellowships
————————————————————————————– ————————————————–Hospital for Sick Children Fellowship Toronto, Canada, Speciality: Paediatric orthopaedics Duration: One year Address: Patricia Cayetano, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6C2G1, Canada Telephone: +1 416 813 6686 Fax: +1 416 813 6414 Email: patricia.cayetano@sickkids.ca Website: www.sickkids.ca/orthopaedicsurgery —————————————————————————————————————————————— Paediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship The Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital,Hong Kong, Speciality: Paediatric Orthopaedics Period of Fellowship: 6-month Career […]
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR SYNOVITIS (PVNS) Excerpts from “Orthopaedic Principles- A Review” © Hitesh Gopalan U Definition: – Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a slow growing lesion of uncertain etiology arising from the synovial membrane, characterized by villous and nodular overgrowths of the synovial membrane of the bursa or the tendon sheath. – The appendicular skeleton, especially […]
Evidence Based Medicine
1. A powerpoint presentation on Evidenced Based Medicine, by one of the pioneer spine surgeons in kochi,also President of AO Spine(Asia Pacific), Dr KV MENON Download