Month: February 2013

Announcements

Dr. Amulya Singh

A unique blend of academic excellence and persona , who is an icon for masses and classes too. Dr. Amulya Singh is graduate from the nation renowned AFMC , Pune and now settled in Patna , Bihar. He is Director and Consultant Orthopaedics at his centre Akshat Seva Sadan which he has dedicated to the […]

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Gorham’s disease

Gorham’s disease also known as Gorham vanishing bone disease and phantom bone disease,is a very rare skeletal condition of uncertain etiology, characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of distended, thin-walled vascular or lymphatic channels within bone, which leads to resorption and replacement of bone with angiomas and/or fibrosis. In 1983 Heffez and colleaguespublished a case report […]

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Pes Cavus

Causes of Pes Cavus : Polio (Most Common) Friedrich’s Atxia Cerebral Palsy Diastematomyelia Tethered cord Syringomyelia HMSN I , II Duchenne’s Dystrophy Becker’s Dystrophy  

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Septic Arthritis – Facts

Most commonly affected joints in descending order include : knee > hip > elbow > ankle >sternoclavicular joint Most common pathogens include : Staphylococcus species Staphylococcus aureus (most common, >50% cases) MRSA Staphylococcus epidermis Neisseria gonorrhea Most common organism in otherwise healthy sexually active adolescents and young adults Knee joint most commonly involved Streptococcus Salmonella […]

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Origin of Bone Fractures

In the case of a slip, trip, or fall, the force of the impact on a bone physically deforms a pair of joined proteins, osteopontin and osteocalcin, and results in the formation of nanoscale holes. These holes, called dilatational bands, function as a natural defence mechanism, and help to prevent further damage to the surrounding […]

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Child Syndrome

CHILD (congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects) syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by birth defects of several organ systems, including the skin, viscera, musculoskeletal system, and central nervous system. The earliest description of the syndrome has been attributed to Otto Sachs in 1903. CHILD syndrome is caused by an X-linked dominant mutation […]

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Terrible Triad of Elbow

Terrible triad of Elbow is a traumatic injury pattern of the elbow characterized by: Posterolateral dislocation Radial head fracture Coronoid fracture The elbow is a 3-dimensionally complex joint where stiffness is poorly tolerated and instability is devastating. Although multiple periarticular fracture patterns and soft tissue injuries of the elbow have been described, the combination of […]

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