Joint diseases such as osteoarthritis are a significant burden on healthcare systems worldwide, and current treatments have numerous limitations in terms of efficacy and side effects. However, advancements in engineering treatments, including tissue engineering and stem cell ther...
Introduction: Despite the fact that there are various surgical procedures for lumbar disc herniation, open lumbar microdiscectomy is the most effective. Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy has recently become a popular procedure for treating herniated lumbar discs. Objectiv...
Hallux valgus is the deviation of the first metatarsal in varus and the big toe in valgus. Through a retrospective study we analyzed 10 feet managed fr hallux valgus between January 2014 and March 2020. The average age was 14 years with female predominance. Patients reported pain...
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture. Excessive femoral internal rotation is one of the gait problems encountered and can be corrected by femoral derotation osteotomy. We present here the case of 14 ye...
Background: Compartment syndrome is a medical emergency that needs to be treated right away with surgery to stop further complications. Case Presentation: A 54-year-old man presented with acute compartment syndrome of the right upper limb. He underwent fasciotomy, and physiothera...
Mohammad Shahin Akter, Mst. Maksuda Khatun, Abul Hasan, Shahidul Islam, Mohammed Salim Miah & Md. Azizur Rahman·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2022
Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) in orthopaedic surgery are reported to have a prevalence ranging from 1 to 22%. These infections significantly impact various aspects of patient care, including increasing the cost of treatment, prolonging the use and abuse of antibiotic...
This review discusses the current state of arthritis treatment and the limitations associated with traditional approaches. The review then explores the potential of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and extracellular vesicles (EVs) for joint tissue repair. The use of iPSCs a...
Purpose: Osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH) is the major cause of musculoskeletal disability. Core decompression (CD) is the most widely used strategy for the management of ONFH but it lacks the ability to increase the vascularization around the necrotic femoral head. So the pu...
C. Elkassimi, S. Rouadi, M. Fadili, E. Bachkira, A. M. Abdullah, I. Jadib, O. Hadad, K. Tabbak, M. A. Kharoub, A. Rafaoui, A. Messoudi, M. Rahmi & M. Rafai·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2022
This review is to highlight the anatomical and surgical basis for the treatment of paralytic knees that lead to a grave functional handicap because of its intermediate situation in lower limb. Paralytic knee disease affects muscular balance and osteoarticular growth to the point...
Background and Objectives: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the bacteria that are frequently encountered in orthopedic practice causing human skeletal infections due to expression of Genes encoding Microbial Surface Components Recognizing Adhesive Matr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajorr/2022/v5i2152
Aims: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of using valgus subtrochanteric osteotomy in pediatric femoral neck non-union in terms of Ratliff functional score and time to union respectively. Study Design: Case Series. Place and...
Background: Femoral shaft fractures account for 1.6% of all bony injuries in children, usually caused by assault or fall during normal play. Male to female ratio being 2.6:1. Low velocity trauma leads to transverse fractures and high speed trauma causes comminuted or segmental fr...
The paper presents two clinical cases of the patients with different congenital craniovertebral junction deformities who developed rare delayed complications after the treatment and provides critical analysis of related literature data. CAAD is a complex multiplanar deformation,...
Synovial osteochondromatosis (SOC) is a proliferative synovial disease. Which has a rare incidence and presents as numerous osteo-cartilaginous nodules in bursae, synovial joints and tendon sheaths. Diagnostic modalities for synovial chondromatosis include radiographs, CT scan or...
Introduction: With increasing longevity of the population, the proportion of elderly patients experiencing osteoporosis related complications has significantly increased. The incidence of femoral intertrochanteric fractures has also increased year by year. 45% of all hip fracture...