Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most frequent joint disease with a prevalence of 5313 per 100,000 persons in India. OA of the knee is a major contributor to mobility impairment, particularly among women. In these patients, total knee replacement (TKR) is widely accepted as the gold standard treatment for pain relief and restoration of function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Osteoarthritis is a chronic, progressive, and degenerative condition with limited therapy options. Recently, biologic therapies have been an evolving option for the management of osteoarthritis.
Purpose: To assess whether allogenic mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have the potential to improve functional parameters and induce cartilage regeneration in patients with osteoarthritis.
Introduction: The role of perioperative cultures to identify infection in open fractures has been doubtful. The method of sampling for cultures in open fractures includes swab or tissue collection. However, the efficacy of either of these two techniques has not been compared in the setting of an acute open fracture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Acute concomitant rupture of both anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and patellar tendon is a rare injury. The diagnosis of either of the injuries may be missed on clinical examination in the emergency room. A high index of suspicion is necessary when active extension is absent, and necessary investigations like ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be done to confirm the diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Post-surgical lumbar instability is an established complication but there is limited evidence in the literature regarding the incidence of lumbar instability following fenestration and discectomy. We analyzed our results following fenestration discectomy with a special focus on instability.
Materials And Methods: Eighty-three patients between the age of 17 and 52 years who had undergone fenestration discectomy for a single-level lumbar intervertebral disc prolapse were followed-up for a period of 1-5 years.