<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Intertrochanteric fracture in elderly patient is a frequent problem and is becoming more common as the proportion of elderly people in the population increases. Unstable intertrochanteric fracture in the elderly patient is associated with a high rate of mortality as much as 20 percent during the first postoperative year. The treatment of such unstable intertrochanteric fracture is still controversial. So as to allow for earlier postoperative weight-bearing, primary hemiarthroplasty was proposed by some authors. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the functional and clinical outcomes of cemented bipolar arthroplasty as a primary treatment for unstable intertrochanteric fracture in the elderly patient.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> It was an observational retrospective plus prospective study design over a period of 18 months in a tertiary care setting with a sample size of 41. Patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were assessed clinically using Harris hip score and radiologically were operated for bipolar hemiarthroplasty. They were assessed intraoperatively, immediate postoperatively and after 4 weeks for functional outcome using Harris hip score and assessed radiologically. Patients were also be evaluated for intraoperative and postoperative complications if any. The outcome was analysed statistically to comment on functional outcome of bipolar hemiarthroplasty.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> In our study majority of the patients 70% (29) had excellent and good outcomes at the end of 1 month. Out of the rest 22% more had fair outcome at the end of month. Thus 93% patients had favorable outcomes at the end of 1 month while 7% (3 cases) had poor outcome when measured using Harris hip score.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Primary cemented bipolar hemiarthroplasty is a viable option that leads to good functional outcomes and allows early mobilization and weight bearing.</p>
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inammatory joint disease lesions involving the hips, knees, and other large joints which can lead to
joint deformity and dysfunction [1,2].Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is chronic inammatory arthritis involving which may involve one or more
joints with age of onset less than 16 years.With progressive hip disease, the deformed femoral head causes irregular abrasion of the acetabulum,
secondarily shifting the femoral head inward and in turn triggering varying degrees of the acetabular protrusion, the incidence of which is about
5%.[3,4]THR in such cases provide improvement in function and pain but challenges posed by lack of bone stock, decient medial cup support,
and medialization of the joint centre in those with protrusio acetabuli must be addressed during acetabular reconstruction.
<p>Talar fractures are complex injuries with an array of management options and complications. We present a case of talar fracture with medial malleolus fracture fixed via common anteromedial approach through the fracture site. The incidence of associated malleolar injury has ranged from 19% to 28% in prior studies. The skin condition is often poor and prone to swelling in such cases which makes the management challenging. Along with poor wound healing, joint stiffness, osteonecrosis and osteoarthritis of the ankle are complications affecting the outcome of the patient.</p>
Spinal trauma is a common problem in modern Orthopedics. Spine surgery has recently been transformed significantly by the growth of minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Easily acceptable to patients as less invasive with smaller incisions, MIS is often perceived as superior to traditional open spine surgery. This study aims to study the functional outcome of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in posterior thoracolumbar instrumentation in spine fractures. Present study was prospective in nature conducted among 35 patients. All patients fulfilling inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria were taken up for the study. Study was carried out over a period of 1.5 years. Majority of the patients was in the age group of 30-50 years and most of them were male. Mean VAS score & ODI functional outcome scores significantly reduced after MIS. Incidence of complications after MIS was 5.71%. 86% patients had excellent to good outcome after MIS according to McNab criteria. Minimal invasive surgery is safe and effective procedure with minimal complications and good post-operative outcome.
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