Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of therapy with high concentrations of topical NSAIDs in patients with hip osteoarthritis, depending on the volume of local fat deposits. Materials and Methods: The study included 108 patients with a confirmed diagnosis...
Raghavendra Shankar Kulkarni, Rachana A. Kulkarni, Aditya P. Kulkarni, Ranjani R. Kulkarni, R. S. Deshpande & SriRam R. Kulkarni·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2022
Aims: The accurate prevalence and trend of distal radius fracture is not well documented in Maharashtra, India. This hospital based study amis to provide authentic incidence rates of this fracture and long term trend in elderly residents of Sindhudurg. Study Design: Department o...
Introduction: A glomus tumor is a benign, rare neoplasm that arises from the glomus body of palms, digits and soles of the feet. In the absence of visible local lesions or a complete triad, patients often visited different departments of hospitals for pain relief, which delayed...
Introduction: The care of comminuted inter trochanteric femur fractures in the elderly is complicated because to the difficulty of anatomical reduction in osteoporotic bones, the requirement for prolonged immobilization following surgery, and the increased risk of screw cut out i...
Mohamed Seddik Eddine Akremi, Mehdi Bellil, Souha Bennour, Senda Bellila, Walid Balti & Mohamed Ben Salah·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2022
Introduction: Vertebral metastases are clinically manifested by severe pain, pathologic fracture, life threatening hypercalcemia, spinal cord compression and impaired quality of life. Therapeutical strategy depends on several factors such as: life expectancy, general condition of...
Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has affected healthcare systems worldwide including a reduction in the volume of non-essential procedures and treatments. This study explores the impact on the provision of minor orthopaedic trauma procedures from public hospitals in Ireland duri...
Mohamed Seddik Eddine Akremi, Mehdi Bellil, Majdi Ben Hnia, Senda Bellila, Walid Balti & Mohamed Ben Salah·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2022
Introduction: Percutaneous screw fixation techniques for pelvic fractures are mainly described in the management of posterior arch fractures. More recently, improved imaging technology and means for closed reduction have meant that percutaneous techniques have gained popularity i...
Mohamed Seddik Eddine Akremi, Mehdi Bellil, Chedi Saadi, Cherif Kammoun, Senda Bellila & Mohamed Ben Salah·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2022
Percutaneous spinal pedicle screw fixation is a mini invasive technique initially described by Magerl in 1977 [1] using guide wires. The original technique is decribed with use of k-wires which is frequently associated with breakage or recoil during tapping which can extend opera...
The most common fractures in adults are the ankle fracture accounting for incidence up to 173 occurrences per 1,00,000 people per year. Ankle fractures which are displaced, are commonly treated with ORIF with variable regimens available. Various authors have shown a link between...
Background: Infrared imaging allows non-contact, non-radiating, non-invasive investigation of biological systems, both in preclinical research settings and in the clinical assessment of patients. Quantitative measurement of periwound skin temperature using a reliable infrared cam...
Background: Most common knee injury in sportsperson and athletes is meniscal injuries. Other than sports most common reason road traffic accident and person working in mines, mainly it is due to rotational injuries of knee joint. Such meniscal tears or injuries are repaired by su...
Introduction: Ischiatic dislocation of the hip associated with an ipsilateral femoral shaft fracture is unusual. It represents a real therapeutic challenge. Case Report: We report the case of a 26-year-old drug-addicted patient who fell from the 4th floor. This fall resulted in s...
Background: Osgood Schlatter disease (Tibial Apophysitis) is a disease of the musculoskeletal system often observed during the bone growth phase in adolescents. It is an inflammation of the tibial tuberosity just below the knee where the patellar tendon attaches to the tibia. Ai...
Amey R. Gursale, Rohit S. Kaware, Vaibhav U. Mesare, Amey M. Borse, Sushant S. Tuse, Aamir Matin & Saurabh S. Dhamdhere·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2022
Background: The major cause of proximal tibial fractures attributes to road traffic accident, dominated by male gender with younger age group from high energy trauma. With advancement in newer surgical techniques, improvement in the quality of implants, better soft tissue handlin...
Background: Orthopedic implants removal has several indications and may sometimes be a cause of controversy. Once there is union between ends of fractured bone, the implant stopped being important and can be removed. However, there are several considerations before and after remo...