Courtesy: Dr Miho Tanaka MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Sports Medicine Center Director, Womens Sports Medicine Program, Boston, MA
Overview of Ankle Fractures
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Femoro-Acetabular Impingement
Courtesy: Prof Venu Kavarthapu, King’s College, London, UK Femoroacetabular Impingement: Diagnosis, Imaging and Hip Arthroscopy Introduction Femoroacetabular impingement is an important cause of hip and groin pain in young and physically active adults. It results from abnormal contact between the proximal femur and acetabulum during hip movement. Repeated mechanical conflict may damage the acetabular […]
Cervical Spine Injury
Courtesy: Dr Ajoy Prasad Shetty. Ganga Hospital, Coimbaotre, India r
OrthoBiologics and Platelet Rich Plasma
Courtesy: Sandeep Patel, Asst Professor, PGIMER, Chandigarh Introduction to Orthobiologics Orthobiologics are substances used by orthopaedic surgeons to enhance and accelerate the natural healing process. These substances are derived from materials naturally found in the human body. They are used in conditions involving: Fracture healing Muscle injuries Tendon and ligament injuries Degenerative joint conditions Platelet-Rich […]
Principles of Sagittal Plane and MultiApical deformity Correction
Courtesy: KrishnaKumar, Limb Reconstruction Surgeon, Trichur, India
What is WALANT?
Courtesy: Amir Adham Ahmad, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
Hands for the Fellowship Exam
Courtesy: Prof Bijayendra Singh, Kent, UK
Arthroprosthetic Cobaltism
Courtesy: Stephen Tower, Alaska, USA a
Chronic Ankle Instability
Courtesy: Dr Rajiv Limaye, FRCS Tr and Orth, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, UK Overview Chronic ligament injuries of the ankle are a common orthopaedic problem encountered in: Emergency settings Routine clinical practice Sports medicine Clinical Importance These injuries can lead to: Persistent pain Instability Loss of sports and recreational activity Anatomy Review Bones Involved Tibia […]
Hand and Wrist for the Fellowship Exam
Courtesy: Mikhil Jain, FRCS Tr and Orth, FEBOT
Femoral shaft fractures in Children
Courtesy: Amr Abdelgawad, Consultant, Maimonaides Medical Centre, Brooklyn, New York, USA Pediatric Femur Fractures Epidemiology Pediatric femur fractures Third most common long bone fracture after the forearm and tibia. Incidence is approximately 30 per 100,000 children per year. More common in males older than 3 years. Mechanism of injury Infants and toddlers: Falls. Always […]
Vertebroplasty
Introduction Minimally invasive percutaneous procedure Involves injection of a fast-setting polymer into a pathological vertebral body Vertebroplasty: Injection of material (commonly PMMA cement) into the vertebral body Kyphoplasty: Balloon inflation within the vertebral body before cement injection Aims to restore vertebral height and reduce kyphosis Historical Background First percutaneous vertebroplasty performed in 1984 University Hospital […]
Adult Acquired Flatfoot and Tibialis Posterior Insufficiency
Courtesy: Rajiv Limaye. Foot and Ankle Surgeon, UK
Coronoid Process Fractures
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA