Introduction: The loss of skin tissue from the heel often poses a problem of coverage. The neurocutaneous flap of the sural nerve enriches the therapeutic arsenal in terms of management of these defects. The aim of our study is to better understand the operating technique, indica...
Introduction: Large defects of the hand pose a coverage problem. Several procedures are available, the flap of Mc Gregor or groin flap still retains an important place in the management of these skin defects. Materials and Methods: It is a retrospective study of 50 patients prese...
Aim of the Study: Considering above pitfalls of single lateral plating we conducted a study to assess the role of dual plating. Study Design: The study conducted is prospective in nature. Place of Study: Department of Orthopedics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JN...
Aim: To highlight a typical pattern of presentation of isolated post-traumatic osteomyelitis of the patella in an adult in a resource-poor region. Case Presentation: We report a case of a 42 year old man who presented with a discharging sinus on the anterior aspect of his left k...
One of the rare paraneoplastic syndrome of osteomalacia is oncogenic osteomalacia or tumor induced osteomalacia (TIO) where there is phosphate depletion and abnormal vitamin metabolism caused due to small endocrine tumor that secrets phosphaturic hormone, fibroblast growth factor...
Tuberculous dactylitis is an unusual form of osteoarticular tuberculosis involving the short tubular bones of hands and feet. We report the case of a three-year-old female child who was diagnosed with tuberculous dactylitis, involving metacarpal of hand. Her diagnosis was delayed...
Introduction: We report a series of dorsal adipofascial pedunculated cutaneous flaps of fingers used in retrograde or anterograde flow. Materials and Methods : This is a retrospective study realized into the plastic surgery department of the Nabeul University Hospital. Ten flaps...
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive degenerative disease of articular cartilage. PRP is an alternative therapy indicated especially after failure of conventional treatments. However, it is increasingly finding a place as a first-line treatment for moderate gonarthrosis, and stud...
When a spinal lesion is encountered, pyogenic spondylodiscitis (bacterial), tuberculosis (TB) of the spine, and malignancy are close differential diagnosis that have to be considered. A combination of clinical history, examination findings, imaging modalities, blood investigation...
Background: A common injury in youngsters is a femoral shaft fracture. Motor vehicle accidents, sports trauma and physical assault are the most common causes of injury. In children, it is usually treated conservatively, but intra-medullary nailing with Titanium Elastic Nailing Sy...