Bony outgrowths of the distal phalanx of the great toe have been described in the literature but rarely. These subungual bony outgrowths can be caused by subungual exostosis or subungual osteochondromas. Both of these abnormalities are bony outgrowths with differences in the cartilage cap wherein the exostoses have fibrocartilage, and osteochondromas have hyaline cartilage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction/background: Multiple medical and surgical treatments have been described in the early stages of Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head which delay the disease progression. Similarly, multiple studies, trials, reviews, and systematic reviews exist for the various treatments described and their outcomes but with no consensus over which is superior. So in this study, we reviewed the systematic reviews of all the conservative therapies for AVN of the femoral head systematically to identify a single or a combination of non-surgical treatment choices in the initial stages of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHallux valgus is a common forefoot deformity characterized by medial deviation of the first metatarsal and lateral deviation of the hallux. More than 150 procedures have been described for the hallux valgus deformity with no proven superiority of one over the other. The initial osteotomies are open, and with the advent of power and micro instruments, the osteotomies were manageable via mini incisions and percutaneous procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Meniscus ramp lesions associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are being increasingly reported in the literature. This study was carried out to know the incidence of ramp lesions in ACL injured patients and to study the characteristics of these patients in our population.
Methods: Seventy-five patients who underwent ACL reconstruction from January 2021 to December 2021 were prospectively studied.
Currently, the management of acute osteochondral fractures (OCFs) of the patella is well established. However, the management of chronic OCFs remains debatable, as it is not clear whether such lesions can be accurately reduced or whether they will reliably heal. With well proven results of open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with headless compression screws (HCS) for acute OCFs, the application of this technique in late presenting cases is inconclusive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hypervascularity of the rotator interval with increased expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor may be the causative factor of conventionally managed adhesive capsulitis. Hence, transcatheter arterial embolisation(TAE) has emerged as an alternative treatment option to occlude the target neovessels by infusing an embolic agent. The present study reviews the literature regarding the efficacy of the TAE for adhesive capsulitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Malalignment in total knee arthroplasty has been associated with poor implant longevity and clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of accelerometer-based navigation in restoring the mechanical axis.
Methods: 106 primary total knee arthroplasties performed during February 2016 to September 2017 at a tertiary care centre in India were enrolled in this observational study.
Lipomas are benign lesions of adipose tissue, which commonly affect the soft tissues but are rarely found in the musculoskeletal system. Intraosseous lipomas are rare benign tumors and even rarer in calcaneum, only to be found incidentally in the majority of cases. We report a case of a 45-year-old male patient who presented to the outpatient department with complaints of bilateral heel pain, which was initially treated conservatively as the presentation was similar to plantar fasciitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe combination of posterior hip dislocation with an ipsilateral femoral head and shaft fractures is unusual. While cases of concomitant fractures of femoral head and shaft have been previously reported, the treatment of such injuries is challenging. Presence of an associated hip dislocation further complicates the matter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGiant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is a benign, aggressive tumor of bone and occurs commonly around the knee and distal radius. GCT of bone rarely occurs in hand. In hand, metacarpals are the most common site and there have been only a few case reports of GCT of the carpal bone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTalonavicular dislocation is a rare injury. It usually occurs in conjunction with a variety of midfoot and hindfoot injuries. Isolated medial or lateral talonavicular dislocations without disruption of subtalar joint are known as medial or lateral swivel dislocations respectively, both being extremely rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Repair of a "U" shaped rotator cuff tear tends to create extreme tensile forces at the central part of the rotator cuff margin, causing tensile overload and may result in subsequent failure. We describe our technique of repairing the "U" shaped tear in which margin convergence is done using Ethibond (Ethicon Inc., New Jersey) and a single triple-loaded suture anchor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Navigation is associated with improved accuracy in alignment. However, its influence on clinical outcome is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to compare the component alignment and functional outcome in patients undergoing navigation-assisted and conventional total knee replacement (TKR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Deep freezing and storing in formalin are some of the common techniques of human tissue preservation. However, the preservation modes affect the biomechanical properties of the tissues. In this work, the effects of the above-stated preservation tech- niques are compared with that of fresh cadaveric samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeck of femur stress fractures, whilst representing only around 8% of stress fractures is associated with a high morbidity. Radiographically, stress fractures of neck of femur are classified into compression and tensile type. Tensile type is notorious for displacement and hence prophylactic surgery is indicated, unlike stable compression fracture.
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