Rajiv V. Kulkarni

Outcomes of Osteonecrosis of Femur Head by Core Decompression and Tensor Fascia Lata Based Muscle Pedicle Bone Graft

Sameer Tyagi, Rajiv V. Kulkarni, Buddhadeb Nayak & Anupam Inamdar · Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research · 2022

Purpose: Osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH) is the major cause of musculoskeletal disability. Core decompression (CD) is the most widely used strategy for the management of ONFH but it lacks the ability to increase the vascularization around the necrotic femoral head. So the pu...

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Prospective Evaluation of Quality of Life and Function after Surgical Management of Femoral Neck Fractures in Elderly Patients

Ujjwal Kumar Verma, Neelkanth Dhamnaskar, Rajiv V. Kulkarni, Shreedhar Archik, Jeetendra Kataria, Anup Khatri, Susan Catherine Dsouza & Anjali Tiwari · Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research · 2022

Background: The surgical management of femoral neck fractures is primarily done using internal fixation (IF), hemiarthroplasty (HA) or total hip replacement (THR). These surgical procedures effectively improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and function in these patients....

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