Courtesy: Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India Evaluation, Investigation, and Management of Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures Initial Trauma Resuscitation and Transport Immobilize with a rigid cervical collar and a firm spine backboard with lateral head supports at the injury scene. Remove the backboard immediately upon arrival in the emergency resuscitation bay; prolonged immobilization creates […]
Distal Tibia and Transitional Fractures in Children
Courtesy: Prof Antonio Andreacchio, President, European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (2021-22), Chair, Paediatric Orthopaedic Department, Vittore Buzzi Children’s Hospital, Milan, Italy Distal Tibial Transitional Fractures (Pediatric Ankle) Overview Occur during physeal closure (transitional phase) Important pediatric ankle fractures Types Triplane fracture Tillaux fracture Anatomical Basis (Key Concept) Asymmetric Physeal Closure of Distal Tibia Closure sequence: […]
Cartilage repair for the Knee Joint
? Courtesy: Christopher McCrum, Assistant Professor, UT SouthWestern, Dallas, Texas, USA Articular Cartilage Structure Basic Components Water: Constitutes the majority of cartilage weight and is essential for load bearing. Chondrocytes: The only resident cells, responsible for maintaining the cartilage matrix. Extracellular Matrix: Predominantly composed of Type Two collagen Provides tensile strength and structural integrity Zonal […]
Shoulder Instability Symposium
Courtesy: Sameer Nadga MD, Virginia Paul Sethi MD, Connecticut Anand Murthi MD, Baltimore
Video Atlas of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Get Book Fundamentals in rotator cuff repair and reconstruction from world-renowned experts! Rotator cuff disorders are the most common cause of shoulder pain, accounting for up to 70% of cases. Tears are the most severe subtype, with a lifetime prevalence rate of more than 20%. The size, location, and severity of rotator cuff tears varies […]
Perilunate Dislocation and Lunate Dislocation
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Principles of Paediatric PolyTrauma
Courtesy: Nirav Pandya, Associate Prof, UCSF, California, USA Epidemiology Trauma Accounts for approximately 60 percent of pediatric deaths. One in four children experiences trauma. About 76 percent of polytrauma patients have associated orthopedic injuries. High velocity injuries and adult type trauma patterns are becoming more common. Most Important Injury Neurologic injury Traumatic brain injury is […]
Learning Navigation in Knee Replacement
Courtesy: Prof Joan Minguell, Chair, Dept of Orthopaedics. Vall d’Hebron University Hospitals, Barcelona, Spain
Approaches to Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Courtesy: Dr Chirag Berry MD, Assistant Professor, Cincinatti Childrens Hospital and University of Cincinatti, Ohio, USA
Differential Diagnosis of Trigger Finger
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Differential Diagnosis of Trigger Finger Introduction Trigger finger is a common condition caused by stenosing tenosynovitis at the A1 pulley, resulting in painful locking or catching of the finger during movement. However, several other conditions can mimic trigger finger and should be differentiated carefully during […]
Shoulder Imaging and Radiography
Courtesy: Mathew Binkley MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Buffalo, NY, USA
Superior Capsular Reconstruction of Shoulder
Courtesy: Alan Hirahara MD, FRCSC, Shoulder Surgeon, Sacramento, California, USA
Trigger finger and trigger Thumb
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Trigger finger is a condition where finger gets stuck in a bent position and then snaps right. – CAUSE: when the flexor tendon of the affected finger becomes thick and inflamed as it slides through the tendon pulley, causing a thickened nodule and triggering of the […]
Best Principles to Prevent Shoulder Arthroplasty Infections
Courtesy: Ronald Navarro MD. Past President, California Orthopaedic Association Member-at-large, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons(2017-19)
Fractures of the Forearm
Courtesy: Mohamed Imam, Consultant, Surrey, UK