Computed tomography-based morphometric analysis of normal distal tibiofibular syndesmosis in the Indian population.

Background: In suspected Ankle Instability, the parameters that can be defined in the X-ray have their limitation owing to their variability in positioning and rotation of the tibiofibular joint. This inaccuracy further increases due to variability in morphometric parameters of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis among different populations based on race and sex. This research aims to study morphometry of normal distal tibiofibular syndesmosis based on computed tomography imaging in the Indian population.

Impact of tumbling on production of biomethane from household waste.

This study utilized nine anaerobic digesters (ADs) with individual capacities of 10 l to investigate methane (CH) gas generation from various waste combinations and operating conditions, employing both non-tumbling and tumbling processes with the aid of the Taguchi method. The experimentation encompassed different varieties of fruit waste (FW), raw vegetable waste (RVW), and mixed cooked waste (MCW) at varying proportions (1:1, 1:1.5, and 1:2) and temperatures (35 °C, 40 °C, and 45 °C), along with multiple feed inputs.

Zone-wise biogas potential in India: fundamentals, challenges, and policy considerations.

The current manuscript focuses on the advancements made in establishing zone-based biogas plants in India from 1990 to the present. India generates various types of waste from agricultural, industrial, and human activities. Several methods are available to manage and derive energy from these waste materials, such as incineration, gasification, and anaerobic digestion (AD).

Return to sports after ankle reconstruction with tendon grafts in chronic lateral ankle instability: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: Anatomic reconstruction using grafts is being performed more frequently in athletes experiencing recurrent chronic lateral ankle instability (CLAI). The purpose of the study was to systematically review the current literature to determine the rates of return to sports (RTS) along with timing in patients with CLAI undergoing ligament reconstruction.

Methods: The databases PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and Embase were searched based on the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines.

Transfibular ankle arthrodesis with use of sagitally split fibula as a biological plate leads to excellent outcome: A retrospective analysis.

Background: We studied ankle arthrodesis with a transfibular approach using sagitally spilitted fibula as a biological plate (onlay grafting) as well as other half of fibula as morcellised local interpositional graft (inlay grafting) to achieve bony union.

Material And Methods: Retrospective clinico-radiological evaluation of 36 operated cases was done at 3, 6, 12 and 30 months follow-ups. Clinically union was considered once ankle became pain free on full weight bearing.

Comparison of Topical Oxygen with Vacuum Assisted Closure in Wound Healing in a Low Resource Setting.

Background: The aim of this pilot study is to obtain preliminary results comparing topical oxygen therapy (TOT) and vacuum assisted closure (VAC) in terms of its ability to accelerate wound healing.

Methods: This non-randomised prospective study included patients with age 16-50 years, wound size ≥ 16cm and present below knee joint within seven days of occurrence. Bates-Jensen wound assessment tool (BWAT) was used for evaluation at 8-day interval along with percent area reduction at final follow up.

Swashbuckler approach for distal femur fractures: A systematic review.

Purpose: The review aims to reach a common consensus regarding the swashbuckler approach for distal femur fractures by a systematic review of the available literature and to evaluate the complications, union, and outcomes

Methods: Electronic database search engines like Cochrane Library, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus were searched until May 2021. Studies comparing the clinical complications, and functional outcome scores of Swashbuckler approach for distal femur were considered. The quality of the articles were evaluated using Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies score.

Bilateral Proximal Humerus Fracture with Anterior Shoulder Dislocation and Unilateral Chronic Bankart Lesion - A Case Report.

Introduction: Anterior shoulder dislocation is a common presentation in orthopedic emergency but a bilateral fracture dislocation is a rare entity. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature and their management is still not clear. We present a bilateral four part fracture dislocation with Bankart lesion on right side in a 48 years old.

Outcome of Neglected Talus Neck Fracture and it's Management: A Case Report.

Introduction: Talus fracture is an uncommon fracture that can be encountered on day- to- day basis. However, it is the 2nd most common tarsal bone to get fractured after calcaneum and accounts for approximately 1% of all fractures around foot and ankle. The anastomotic ring around the talar neck is highly likely to get damaged at the time of the fracture, which, in turn, hampers the blood supply to the body of talus.

Combined Talus Fracture with Medial Malleolar Fracture: A Case report with Review of Literature.

Introduction: Combined talar body fracture with a medial malleolar fracture is rare in literature.

Case Presentation: A 30-year-old female presented to our hospital with complaints of pain and swelling over the right ankle joint with difficulty in bearing weight following a motor vehicle accident. Investigation showed talar body fracture of type 2 Sneppen (classification) with an ipsilateral medial malleolar fracture.

Spinal holocord epidural abscess evacuated with double thoracic interval laminectomy: a rare case report with literature review.

Introduction: Holocord spinal cord epidural abscess is an uncommon condition that may result in serious neurological complications. Prompt diagnosis and early treatment is of paramount importance for an optimum clinical outcome. This case report describes a novel technique of interval laminectomy at two sites in the thoracic spine and surgical decompression with the help of infant feeding tubes in a case of holocord spinal epidural abscess (HSEA).

Computerized Tomography-Based Morphometric Analysis of Subaxial Cervical Spine Pedicle in Asymptomatic Indian Population.

Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze morphometry of the subaxial cervical spine pedicles in an Indian population based on computed tomography (CT), and thus assess the safety and feasibility of cervical pedicle screw in the subaxial cervical spine.

Methods: CT scans of 500 subaxial cervical spine vertebrae were analyzed from 100 patients presenting to our institution and undergoing cervical spine CT scan for an unrelated cause as part of ATLS protocol. Pedicle width (PW), pedicle axis length (PAL), pedicle transverse angulation (PTA), and lateral pedicle distance (LPD) were calculated on axial CT scans, and pedicle height (PH), pedicle length (PL), superior pedicle distance (SPD), and pedicle sagittal angulation (PSA) were calculated on sagittal CT scans.

Functional Outcome of Resection versus Reconstruction in Mason II-III Radial Head Fractures; A Short-Term Prospective Study.

Objective: To compare the short-term functional outcome between resection and reconstruction in Mason Type II and Type III radial head fractures using Broberg and Morrey score.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of SMS Medical College and attached Hospitals. A total of 29 patients (15 in resection group, 14 in reconstruction group) between the age group of 20-60 years with Mason Type II and Type III fresh closed radial head fractures were included in the study.

Comparison of functional outcome of bipolar hip arthroplasty and total hip replacement in displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly in a developing country: a 2-year prospective study.

Purpose: To compare the short-term functional outcome between bipolar hip arthroplasty (BHA) and total hip replacement (THR) in displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients in a developing country.

Materials And Methods: A prospective study was conducted which included a total of 42 patients of age more than 60 years with closed displaced femoral neck fractures, and the patients were randomized into two groups of 21 patients each and their outcomes were compared.

Results: At 24-month follow-up, patients in BHA group had a mean modified Harris hip score of 83.

Asthma-like peak flow variability in various lung diseases.

Background And Objectives: Bronchodilator reversibility and diurnal peak flow variability are considered characteristic of asthma patients. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show poor reversibility. But reversibility and variability in other pulmonary diseases manifesting with airflow obstruction in not known.

Respiratory morbidity attributed to auto-exhaust pollution in traffic policemen of Jaipur, India.

Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate pulmonary effects of traffic pollution on traffic police.

Methods: The traffic police working in Jaipur city were given a predetermined respiratory health questionnaire, and their clinical profile and lung functions were measured.

Results: This study showed that there were prominent respiratory symptoms and reduced forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV(1)) in subjects exposed to traffic pollution.