Orthopaedic Wiki

General 3 days ago

Common Orthopaedic Deformities and Their Patho-Anatomy – A Clinical Guide

Orthopaedic deformities may result from abnormalities of bone, joints, growth plates, muscles, tendons, ligaments or nerves and can be angular, rotational, translational...

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General 6 days ago

X-ray Positioning and Adequacy Check – A Practical Guide for Orthopaedicians

Proper X-ray positioning is essential because rotation, poor centring, inadequate exposure or incomplete anatomical coverage can significantly alter the apparent alignmen...

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General 6 days ago

Patellar Tendon-Bearing Cast – Principles, Technique and Functional Treatment of Tibial Fractures

A patellar tendon-bearing cast is a functional below-knee cast used mainly in selected tibial shaft fractures to permit knee movement and controlled weight bearing while...

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General 6 days ago

Orthotics and Prosthetics – Principles and Orthopaedic Applications

Orthotics and prosthetics are essential components of orthopaedic rehabilitation, with orthoses used to support, align, protect or correct existing body segments and pros...

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General 1 week ago

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Orthopaedics – Principles, Indications and Clinical Applications

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing nearly 100% oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure to markedly increase plasma and tissue oxygen levels. In orthopaedics, i...

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Trauma 1 week ago

Gunshot Wounds – Principles and Orthopaedic Management

Gunshot wounds can produce injuries ranging from small low-energy soft-tissue wounds to devastating open fractures with vascular, nerve and soft-tissue damage. Management...

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General 1 week ago

Orthobiologics and Stem Cells in Orthopaedics – Principles, Applications and Evidence

Orthobiologics are biologically derived treatments used to enhance healing of bone, cartilage, tendon, ligament and other musculoskeletal tissues. Common options include...

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General 1 week ago

Industry 5.0 in Trauma and Orthopaedics – Human–Machine Collaboration and Future Technologies

Industry 5.0 in Trauma and Orthopaedics focuses on combining human clinical judgement with advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing, s...

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General 1 week ago

Evidence-Based Medicine – Hierarchy of Evidence and Types of Research

Evidence-based medicine integrates the best available research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values to guide healthcare decisions. Clinical research includ...

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Pediatrics 1 week ago

Cerebral Palsy – An Orthopaedic Overview

Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive neurological disorder in which the musculoskeletal deformities may progressively worsen with growth. Orthopaedic problems arise from s...

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General 1 week ago

Principles of Deformity Correction and Corrective Osteotomies.

Deformity correction aims to restore functional alignment by addressing angulation, translation, rotation, limb length and joint orientation. The CORA, or Centre of Rotat...

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General 1 week ago

Cubitus Varus and Cubitus Valgus – Deformity, Evaluation and Treatment

Cubitus varus is most commonly caused by malunion of a childhood supracondylar humerus fracture and typically produces a three-dimensional gunstock deformity. Cubitus val...

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