Bony Hydatidosis of Femur Head - A Rare Case Report.

Introduction: Hydatid disease occurs due to Echinococcus in humans as they are intermediate host for tapeworm. The bone involvement is rare. Insidious nature and nonspecific nature of complaints make delay in diagnosis.

Peroneal Artery Pseudoaneurysm after Surgery for Non-union of Tibia: A Case Report with Review of Literature.

Introduction: Arterial pseudoaneurysm is a hematoma that is formed after damage to the arterial wall. We report a rare case of peroneal artery pseudoaneurysm after open reduction and internal fixation with interlocking nailing and partial fibulectomy for non-union for the right tibia in a 31-year-old male. The patient presented with a bleeding sinus over the leg swelling, and it was managed with an exploration of the pseudoaneurysm and ligation of the peroneal artery.

Surgical Management of Paediatric Thoracolumbar Tuberculosis by a Combination of Anterior and Posterior Versus Posterior Only Approach: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Study Design: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis is aimed to assess effectiveness, safety, clinical, functional and radiological outcome of either combined anteroposterior or posterior-only approach in the surgical management of active tubercular disease of paediatric thoracolumbar spine.

Methods: A systematic literature search through PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane Library database was performed.

Current concepts in the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis of the elbow joint.

Elbow is an uncommon joint to be affected by infection. It is involved in approximately 1-5% of all cases with musculoskeletal tuberculosis (TB). Early diagnosis of TB of the elbow joint can be easily missed due to an indolent natural history, delay in presentation, and varied clinical features.

Mortality escalates in patients of proximal femoral fractures with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 35 studies on 4255 patients.

Background: Concerns have been raised about the escalated mortality in patients of proximal femoral fractures (PPFs) with COVID-19. A meta-analysis to evaluate the mortality in patients with PPFs managed during the current COVID-19 pandemic was conducted.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of all published studies were conducted with a search on PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases using appropriate keywords from January 01, 2020 to January 29, 2021.

COVID-19 and mortality in doctors.

Background And Aims: COVID-19 disease appear to have been associated with significant mortality amongst doctors and health care workers globally. We explore the various risk factors associated with this occupational risk, especially focusing on India. This may elucidate lessons to protect these frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Impact of COVID-19 on post-graduate orthopaedic training in Delhi-NCR.

Purpose Of The Study: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had profound effects on healthcare system including medical training and education in India. The study was aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on post-graduate teaching and learning amongst candidates pursuing higher qualification in orthopaedics, in the Delhi-National Capital Region in India.

Design: An online cross-sectional survey of 29 questions was circulated amongst post-graduate students pursuing higher orthopaedics degree to evaluate (i) Impact on PG teaching (ii) Impact on surgical training (iii) Impact on Dissertation (iv) Future implications on PG training programme (v) Mental wellbeing.

Comprehensive review of challenges associated with management of lower limb fractures in poliomyelitis patients.

Poliomyelitis is on the verge of eradication. But the survivors of polio are still living with its consequences in different parts of the world and so will continue to be seen for almost a century. Fractures in the polio-affected limb are a common entity in these patients and are difficult to manage using the common fracture management protocols.

Contiguous multiple cervicothoracic spinous process fractures in an adult: A case report.

Fracture of isolated spinous processes at multiple levels is a rare injury. Herein, we present a 45-year-old male with cervical pain and swelling following a road traffic accident. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed fractures of spinous process from C7 to D6 vertebra.

Osteochondroma of Upper Dorsal Spine Causing Spastic Paraparesis in Hereditary Multiple Exostosis: A Case Report.

Osteochondroma of the spine is rare. It may present in solitary or multiple form (hereditary multiple exostoses). Herein, we report a case of an 18-year-old male who was diagnosed with thoracic osteochondroma, originating from the D4 vertebra with intraspinal extension and spinal cord compression in hereditary multiple exostosis.