Finite element analysis and its application in Orthopaedics: A narrative review.

Orthopedic surgery and traumatology necessitate cost-effective approaches that can be replicated across multiple venues. Finite Element (FE) simulation models have evolved as a solution, allowing for consistent investigations into biomechanical systems. Finite Element Analysis (FEA), which began in the 1950s aviation industry, has since expanded into orthopedics.

Craniovertebral Junction Tuberculosis, a Rare Presentation With Hypoglossal and Facial Nerve Palsy: A Case Report.

Case: A 47-year-old man presented with neck pain, restricted neck movements, along with involvement of facial and hypoglossal nerve. On the basis of clinico-radiological correlation, the patient was diagnosed with craniovertebral junction tuberculosis and was started on antitubercular therapy (ATT). Failing the conservative trial, the patient was operated and occipitocervical fusion was done with bone grafting.

Healing Assessment of Spinal Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review.

Objective: Deciding the healing end point in spinal tuberculosis (STB) remains a controversial topic. The current systematic review aims to address the controversy existing in the literature to find a comprehensive method to assess healing in STB.

Methods: A thorough literature search was carried out for studies with the assessment of healing parameters in STB.

A New Classification System for Acetabular Bone Defect Evaluation in Posttraumatic Acetabular Nonunion and Malunion.

Introduction: There is no distinct classification system to evaluate the bone defect in previously managed acetabular fractures. We propose a new classification system for bone defect evaluation in a previously managed acetabular fracture that will be helpful for total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Materials And Methods: The preoperative pelvis radiographs of 99 THA patients with previous acetabular fractures with at least 2 years of follow-up were evaluated by 10 experienced surgeons (Paprosky and new classification systems).

Safe surgical hip dislocation for acetabular osteoid osteoma excision.

Excision of acetabular osteoid osteoma is technically difficult. We report osteoid osteoma of the quadrilateral plate in a 9-year-old girl who presented to us with persistent nocturnal pain, limp and restricted hip joint movement. The child was investigated with CT scan, MRI and triple-phase bone scan.

Conundrum in surgical management of three-column injuries in sub-axial cervical spine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Study Design: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Purpose: Three-column injuries making the spine unstable require adequate fixation which can be achieved by anterior alone, posterior alone or combined anterior-posterior approach. There is no general consensus till date on a single best approach in sub-axial cervical spine trauma.

Actinomycotic Osteomyelitis of the Hand and Wrist Treated with Pharmacotherapy Alone: A Case Report.

Case: Primary infection by Actinomyces is uncommon because susceptibility to infection requires breakdown of the normal protective mucosal barrier. Furthermore, involvement of the upper extremity is rare. This case report presents clinical, radiological, and pathological findings in a 26-year-old patient with actinomycosis of the hand that was treated successfully by pharmacotherapy alone without any surgical debridement.