Happy New Year 2013
Wishing you all a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2013!!
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Sickle Cell Disease – What an Orthopaedician should know !
Orthopaedic Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease : Infections are common in Diaphysis Common organisms – Salmonella and Staph.aureus Patients present with Acute Bony Crisis due to Bony Infarcts , which is also referred to as Hand Foot Syndrome when extremities are involved , most frequent between the ages of 6 months – 2 years In […]
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Orthopaedicians – Who are We ?
OVERVIEW : A humorous anaesthetic colleague recently repeated the following popular saying while an operating table was being repaired with a mallet: “typical orthopaedic surgeon—as strong as an ox but half as bright.” Making fun of orthopaedic surgeons is a popular pastime in operating theatres throughout the country. This pursuit has recently spread to the […]
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Remodelling – Basics
Remodeling : Remodeling of a fracture or deformity is a process that is carried out more efficiently in the child than in the adult. A deformity corrects itself by asymmetrical appositional formation of new bone. Remodeling is influenced by a number of factors, including the following: 1. Age – The younger the age, the better […]
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Orthopaedic Neurology Updates
Neurology Updates : 1. The most common peripheral nerve injury – radial nerve 2. Radial nerve , after getting injured has the best prognosis of recovery as it is predominantly a motor nerve and the muscles supplied by it are not involved in fine movements 3. Sequence of Prognosis after nerve injury = radial > […]
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Sir Hugh Owen Thomas
Medical Legacy of Sir Hugh Owen Thomas : His contribution to British orthopaedics was manifold. In the treatment of fractures and tuberculosis he advocated rest, which should be ‘enforced, uninterrupted and prolonged’. In order to achieve this he created the so-called ‘Thomas Splint’, which would stabilise a fractured femur and prevent infection. He is also […]
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