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Blount’s Disease

May 23, 2017

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In blount’s disease, the knee is stable in full extension, but the medial femoral condyle may sublux posteromedially (into the depressed medial tibial plateau) at 10-20 degrees of flexion. This is called Siffert-katz sign. Blount’s disease is Infantile tibia vara

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis – Misnomer !

May 16, 2017

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Dr. Tushar Mehta

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As we all know that there is a pediatric condition called SCFE which is seen in adoloscent boys. In reality , the capital epiphysis doesn’t slip but it stays seated inside the acetabulum with physeal disruption , the neck rotates anteriorly and gets externally rotated. Technically the Capital Femoral Epiphysis becomes posterior.

Drennan’s Sign

May 5, 2017

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Dr. Tushar Mehta

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#Update #Orthopaedics #MedEd Drennan’s Sign — Obligatory Excess External Rotation during passive hip flexion with limited Internal Rotation is classical of SCFE.

An understanding of Success

Mar 11, 2017

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Dr. Tushar Mehta

in Article, From Dr Tushar Mehta

I was in a flight on way back to Delhi today where I met a Junior of my PG days ( from a different domain , not Orthopaedics ). He is connected with me on Facebook as well. So for good two hours we discussed many things. He , then pointed towards me and…

Adynamic Bone Syndrome

Mar 7, 2017

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Dr. Tushar Mehta

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Bisphosphonates (BP) are a commonly prescribed class of drugs for the prevention of osteoporosis-related fractures. However, paradoxically, they have been recently linked to fractures in the shaft of the femur. These fractures have been termed ‘atypical’ fractures’ There are scant reports in radiology literature on these atypical fractures. In fact, since many physicians including radiologists are…

Denosumab

Mar 7, 2017

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Dr. Tushar Mehta

in Article, From Dr Tushar Mehta

Denosumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody for the treatment of osteoporosis, treatment induced bone loss, bone metastases, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple myeloma and giant cell tumor of bone. Denosumab is designed to target RANKL (RANK ligand), a protein that acts as the primary signal to promote bone removal. In many bone loss conditions, RANKL overwhelms…

Reverse Bankart’s & Hillsach’s Lesions

Mar 7, 2017

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Dr. Tushar Mehta

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#Trauma #shoulder #MedEd Reverse Hill-Sachs lesion, also called a McLaughlin lesion, is defined as an impaction fracture of anteromedial aspect of the humeral head following posterior dislocation of the humerus. It is of surgical importance to identify this lesion and correct it to prevent avascular necrosis. Reverse Bankart lesion is defined as the detachment of…