Ethnobotanical study of traditionally used medicinal plants of Pauri district of Uttarakhand, India.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants is important part of primary health care system in almost every society, especially the far-flung areas. These areas, one of the last storehouses of traditional knowledge are under the constant threat of losing this valuable information as it moves from one generation to another through word of mouth. Modernization, migration, education, and changing socio-economic status of people also affect the perpetuality of traditional knowledge.

Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration in Wall. Ex. Roxb.: An Endangered Himalayan Herb.

Wall. ex. Roxb.

Is endoprosthetic replacement of the proximal femur appropriate in the comorbid patient?

Introduction: Patients with failed hip arthroplasty requiring extensive femoral reconstruction often present with a multitude of comorbidities. Many treatment options limit initial mobilisation relying on bone graft incorporation. The use of endoprosthetic replacement (EPR), despite often being a "last resort", offers an expeditious solution with early mobilisation that is crucial in the comorbid individual.

Patellofemoral joint is an under reported joint in MRI knee - A retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Background: Patellofemoral joint (PFJ) pathology accounts for upto 40% of cases of knee pain. It has been suggested that PFJ pathology may be underreported in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Knee reports. The objective of this study was to elucidate whether PFJ was reported in MRI knee reports at our institution.

Management and prognostic significance of pathological fractures through chondrosarcoma of the femur.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to report overall survival, local recurrence and development of metastasis in a group of patients with femur chondrosarcoma that presented with or without a pathological fracture.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed, and 182 patients (39 pathological fractures) that had been treated by oncologic surgery for femoral chondrosarcoma were included. The mean age of the series was 50 years (range, eight to 90) and 114 patients were male (63%).