Publications by authors named "Vinayagam Lenin Babu"

Background: The diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis of leg is very common in clinical practice. Not infrequently a range of pathologies are diagnosed after excluding a thrombosis, often after a period of anticoagulation.

Case Presentation: This is a report of three patients who presented with a painful swollen leg and were initially treated as a deep vein thrombosis or a baker's cyst, but later diagnosed as a pleomorphic sarcoma, a malignant giant cell tumor of the muscle and a myxoid liposarcoma.

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The unusual presentation of our two cases posed a diagnostic dilemma between a chronic expanding haematoma and soft tissue sarcoma even after all investigations and biopsy reports were complete. Salient points to differentiate between the two are discussed along with literature review.

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We report the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with ankle pain of unknown etiology. The actual cause for his pain was missed during his two initial visits when only ankle radiographs were taken. During his third visit, a full-length tibia film revealed a proximal tibiofibular synostosis.

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The authors describe a simple technique to cap sticking K-wires using plastic syringes readily available in the hospitals, that has not been described before.

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The authors present a simple method for treatment of comminuted and compound phalangeal fractures in the hand, using readily available K-wires and needle sheaths.

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