Dr. Sandipto Dhar PAed Prelude: Thanks Dr. Ray for giving me this opportunity to reach out to children and young people and their families through your website. I have been fortunate to experience the healthcare system in different parts of India (Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai) and some foreign countries as well(USA, Singapore, UK). This is […]
65 yr old male with acetabular fracture in the posterior column with anterior wall.Such fractures used to be treated by just traction for months in the past. Now a days we follow the AO principle of absolute reduction and early mobilisation to give a better outcome to the joint.Considering the general condition and weight of
Quadriceps V-Y plasty is a useful tool sometimes needed in extremely bad knees needing total knee replacement or in this case a 6-month-old non union of patella where the two fractured ends are not coming together dude to quadriceps contracture.If done correctly this surgery helps us to give back normal flexion of the knee and
A 57-year-old female with ol malunited tibial plateau fracture and OA knee. In such cases just replacing the knee joint will not suffice as the deformed leg will cause continued pain and eventual failure of the surgery. The osteotomy straightens the leg deformity which is stabilized with this long stem prosthesis and outside recon plate.Ps.
Long live all-knowing Bengali dadas. No matter how good or bad you do your surgery the final verdict on your x-rays will always be given by parar dada.case in point: 6 yr old male with shaft of femur fracture treated with minimally invasive titanium elastic nails, in such cases, absolute picture perfect reduction is neither
48-year-old male with windswept deformity of knees due to rheumatoid arthritis, both femoral lateral condyles are hypoplastic. Left tibia has a medial bone defect of 20 mm. Treated with long stem prostheses for tkr (total knee replacement) with semi-constrained liners. For the left knee bone defect, bone grafting was done with cc screw fixation.In such
Correcting a pair of deformed knew with total knee replacement Read More »
Low BMR – Consider these points to increase your BMR Any kind of aerobic exercise whether you are running or doing zumba, burn calories. Make it more intense, and your body will burn calories. Lift weight, because muscle uses more calories than fat, strengthening your muscles will make you into a more efficient calorie burning
There are 4 obvious and easily identifiable symptoms of bone trauma: Pain : Pain in a bony trauma is usually severe and suddenly disabling, however in diabetic patients or patients who have developed a higher tolerance to pain like fighters, manual labourers, heavy workers, soldiers, athletes etc this sensation can widely very in severity. Swelling : Swelling
It is a common misconception that sports injury can only happen to sports persons. I have often heard this in the clinics “doctor I have never played tennis!! Then how come I am having tennis elbow??!!” Amusing as it may sound but the reality is, sports injury often results from repetitive stress or heavier than
The one and only complaint of old age is pain. Indeed we often encounter patients with pain Indeed we often encounter patients with all over body!! In that way it’sreally challenging to identify a single area of the disease or treat it. Few Absolutes Women at the end of their menstrual life must start taking