Publications by authors named "Somit Sarkar"

Introduction: Unilateral intertrochanteric fractures are common injuries in elderly population. Simultaneous bilateral intertrochanteric fractures do occur but are very rare and only a few cases have been reported in the literature.

Case Report: We report two cases with different modes of injury.

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A giant cell tumour (GCT) is a benign and locally aggressive tumour that is usually observable in a skeletally mature patient involving the end of long bones. The reported incidence of this tumour in a skeletally immature patient is extremely rare. However, we report one such case in the distal radius of a seven-year-old female patient.

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Background Shoulder dislocation is one of the most common injuries encountered in daily practice. Among shoulder dislocations, anterior shoulder dislocation is the most common variant. There are many techniques described to reduce a dislocated shoulder.

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Introduction: Triplane fracture of ankle is a rare adolescent injury. Its association with ipsilateral tibial shaft fracture is very uncommon in pediatric orthopedic traumatology and rarely reported in the literature till date. Timely diagnosis and management is required to optimize the outcome and avoid complications.

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Context: Osteoarthritis knee is a common degenerative disorder for which various treatment modalities are available. Our aim was to evaluate the functional outcome and effectiveness of proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) in patients who are unwilling to undergo total knee arthroplasty or high tibial osteotomy (HTO).

Aims: To evaluate functional outcome of medial compartment osteoarthritis managed with PFO, clinically as well as radiologically in Indian study settings.

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