Inter-observer variation of the Schatzker and Khan classification of Tibial plateau fractures: Cohort study.

Objective: To compare the inter-observer reliability of Shatzker classification and Khan Classification of Tibial plateau fractures.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Radiographs of 50 patients who presented with tibial plateau fractures from March 2015 to November 2016 were collected.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis after treatment of femoral neck fracture.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) in children after treatment of femoral neck fracture is a very rare condition. This complication should be recognized promptly and treated urgently. The risk of development of this complication can be minimized by anatomical reduction of the fracture and stable internal fixation of the fracture.

The frequency of Deep Vein Thrombosis in patients with hip fractures.

Objective: To find out the frequency of deep vein thrombosis in hip fracture patients.

Methods: The prospective, cross-sectional study Was conducted at Indus Hospital, Karachi, from November 2016 to September 2017, and comprised patients with hip fractures who were scanned for the presence of deep vein thrombosis on both lower limbs preoperatively at the time of presentation and postoperatively on post-op day 3 and day 28. No thrombo-prophylaxis was provided to the patients.