Friday, November 11, 2011

Monteggia Fracture

Monteggia fractures are displaced fractures of the proximal one-third of the ulnar shaft combined with a radial head dislocation. It is a fr...

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Galeazzi Fractures

Galeazzi or Piedmont fracture refers to a fracture of the radial diaphysis at the junction of the middle and distal thirds with associated d...

Sunday, February 20, 2011

De Quervain’s disease

Refers to stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal wrist compartment (Abductor pollicis longus [APL] and Extensor pollicis brevis [EPB])....

Sunday, February 13, 2011

COMPARTEMENT SYNDROM OF THE ARM, FOREARM AND HAND

Compartment syndrome is a condition characterized by raised pressure within a closed space with a potential to cause irreversible damage to ...

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

KNEE ARTHRODESIS

Indication Painful ankylosis after infection, tuberculosis, or trauma Severe deformity in paralytic conditions; neuropathic arthropathy; a...