A prospective study was done on 21 patients with mean age of years (range yrs) underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair with suture anchors for anterior shoulder instability at Sports Injury Centre, Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Bangalore. The study was conducted from 2014 to 2016 with a minimum follow-up of 1 year. Functional outcome was assessed with two outcome measuresWalch-Duplays and UCLA scoring system. Range of motion, recurrence rate and patient satisfaction were evaluated. Functional outcome was good to excellent in most of patients, 2 patients (9.5%) had fair results and one patient (4.7%) had poor scoring. Most of patients showed improvement in range of motion with one patient didn't show improvement. Rate of recurrence was 4.7% (1 patient out of 21). In Conclusion, Arthroscopic Bankart repair for anterior shoulder instability provides good to excellent functional outcome, improved range of motions and low recurrence rate.

A prospective study was done on 21 patients with mean age of years (range yrs) underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair with suture anchors for anterior shoulder instability at Sports Injury Centre, Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Bangalore. The study was conducted from 2014 to 2016 with a minimum follow-up of 1 year. Functional outcome was assessed with two outcome measuresWalch-Duplays and UCLA scoring system. Range of motion, recurrence rate and patient satisfaction were evaluated. Functional outcome was good to excellent in most of patients, 2 patients (9.5%) had fair results and one patient (4.7%) had poor scoring. Most of patients showed improvement in range of motion with one patient didn't show improvement. Rate of recurrence was 4.7% (1 patient out of 21). In Conclusion, Arthroscopic Bankart repair for anterior shoulder instability provides good to excellent functional outcome, improved range of motions and low recurrence rate.

Purpose of the study: Haglund's deformity or pump bump is a degenerative process and is a common cause of posterior heel pain. Operative treatment is required when conservative treatment fails and the symptoms are not relieved. Different surgical procedures and approaches have been used for this deformity. But in the literature, the results have been inconsistent. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the clinical and functional outcome of operative treatment with debridement of the retrocalcaneal bursa and the Achilles tendon using a central tendon-splitting approach. Materials and methods: A total of 15 patients that underwent a surgical procedure were included in this study. The study duration was from January 2006 to June 2011. The clinical and functional outcome was evaluated using the American Orthopedics Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score. All patients were operated in the prone position by using a central tendon-splitting approach. Results: The mean follow-up period was 26 months. The mean AOFAS ankle-hind foot score had improved by 33 points from the preoperative mean score (37), with a mean score of 70 at the final follow-up. No complications (wound dehiscence and tendon avulsion) were noted. Out of 15 patients, all patients had good results except one due to persistent pain. Conclusion:We concluded that the central approach to surgical correction is an effective method with a good clinical and functional outcome in patients with refractory Haglund's deformity.

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Background: Lateral epicondylitis (LE) of the elbow is a frequently encountered condition in general practice. The aim of the study was to assess efficacy of local corticosteroid injection in treatment of lateral epicondylitis. Materials & methods: In this study, we included 60 patients treated with local steroid injections in lateral Epicondylitis and regular follow up was done. Pain intensity and functional outcomes were measured using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Patients with lateral epicondylitis of at least 6 weeks' duration were included whereas patients with bilateral involvement, Infection, tumours of upper extremity, Pregnancy and Uncontrolled Diabetes were excluded. Regular follow up was taken at 2, 8 & 24 weeks. Results: in this study, 60 patients were included out of which 18 were male and 42 were female patients with 30-50 years was major age group affected. Corticosteroid injections revealed improvement in pain and functional status in first 4 weeks and further improvement up to 6 weeks which then remained constant up to 6 months without any complications. Recurrence of symptoms was noticed in 16 patients at 10-12 weeks post injection. Conclusion:Corticosteroid injections have a short-term beneficial effect combined with rehabilitation.