EXTERNAL FIXATION The traditional modern conception of external fixation started with JeanFrancois Malgaigne. The first use of “pins” is credited to Malgaigne who, in 1840, created a simple metal pin in a leather strap for the percutaneous pin treatment of tibial fractures Advantages Less damage to the blood supply of the bone Minimal interference with […]
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Biomechanics of Internal Fixation
Courtesy: Saqib Rehman MD Associate Professor Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Temple University Philadelphia, Pennyslyvania, USA
Column Concept in Distal Radius Fractures
Column concept in Distal Radius was first proposed by Rikli and Reggazoni in BJJ 1996. Radial Column: Scaphoid fracture, styloid Intermediate Column: Lunate fossa and Sigmoid notch Ulnar Column: Distal ulna and TFCC
Compartment Syndrome, Fasciotomy and Wound Management
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Flail Chest
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Flail chest could be a life threatening condition. A segment of the rib cage breaks and becomes separated or detached from the chest wall. It usually requires significant violent force in order to break the ribs in this way. The fractured segment will sink into the […]
Occupational hazards of the Orthopaedic Surgeon
Courtesy: University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical centre, Seattle, USA
X- linked Dominant #Inheritance
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
X Linked Recessive #Inheritance
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Antibiotics: Mechanism of Action 2
Courtesy: Prof Nabile Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Antibiotics: Mechanism of Action
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim,University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Compartment Syndrome of #Forearm
Courtesy: Prof Nabile Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Compartment #Syndrome Quiz 2
Courtesy: Prof Nabile Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Compartment Syndrome Quiz 1
Courtesy: Prof Nabile Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Myositis Ossificans
Courtesy: Prof Nabile Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Introduction Myositis ossificans is currently more accurately termed heterotopic ossification. It is a reactive, non-neoplastic lesion occurring in soft tissues. The condition is characterized by fibrous tissue proliferation, followed by cartilaginous and osseous metaplasia. The entity was first described in 1883 by Riedel. The terminology is […]
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary #Embolism
Courtesy: Prof Nabile Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA