Publications by authors named "Karan R Lakhani"

Introduction: Most patients with these injuries are taken to hospitals frequently for specialized orthopedic treatment. However, because quackery is a common practice in the many regions, it is common in underdeveloped nations, particularly in rural India, for these injuries to be initially overlooked. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of open intramedullary nailing in the treatment of patients with neglected bilateral fracture shaft femurs in terms of union achievement and functional outcomes.

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Introduction: Osteomyelitis as a condition in adolescents is difficult to diagnose as it is. In patients with sickle cell disease, the diagnosis is even more difficult due to the occurrence of Vaso occlusive crisis which being the most common acute clinical manifestation of sickle cell disease in bone may mimic osteomyelitis. No single clinical presentation, laboratory result, or imaging finding can definitively distinguish these diagnoses.

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