Impact of COVID-19 on orthopaedic residents-an Indian perspective.

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency causing a deleterious effect on the health system. It affected all the specialties and subspecialties in the medical field causing havoc in the health institutions. This pandemic affected both orthopaedic consultants and the residents who are under training.

Surgical Management of Chronic Tendoachilles Tear in Elderly Patients - A Case Series.

Introduction: Chronic tendoachilles (TA) tears are commonly missed injuries in elderly population with associated comorbidities and they usually occur as low-energy injuries. Appropriate surgical management helps in getting a better functional outcome in elderly patients.

Case Series: We present a series of three cases of chronic TA tear in elderly patients managed surgically.

Factors Influencing the Varus Deformity of Humeral Head in Proximal Humerus Fractures and Its Relation to Functional Outcome.

Background: Fractures of the proximal humerus represent approximately 4% of all fractures and 26% of humerus fractures. Proper reduction, stable internal fixation and early initiation of physiotherapy help to achieve a good functional outcome. Aim of this study was to evaluate varus fixation/malunion of proximal humerus fractures and its relation to functional outcome.

YouTube - An unreliable source of information for Total hip replacement.

Background: YouTube is now becoming important for people as a source of health related information. The aim of the present study was to assess the educational quality of YouTube videos related to Total hip replacement.

Methods: A search on YouTube for the term "Total hip replacement" was performed.

Parosteal Lipoma of the Proximal Phalanx of Hand.

Parosteal lipomas are rare benign tumors accounting for less than 0.1% of all primary bone tumors. Only 3 cases of parosteal lipoma have been previously described affecting the distal and middle phalanges.