Orthopedic Care and Consultation
Pathological fracture is a fracture that occurs in bone weakened by preexisting disease. This xray is of 12 years old female child which shows fracture in the proximal femur and a concomitant lytic lesion.
Pathological Fracture Proximal Femur
The lesion came out to be aneurysmal bone cyst later and was treated by curettage and evacuation followed by filling the defect with bone grafting .
The white arrow marks the lytic lesion.
Xray showing lytic lesion in upper end of Tibia in 12 years old child.
Lytic Lesion Upper End Tibia
The lesion is expansile [results in expansion of the involved bone] and septae [lines that appear to subdivide the lesion further in compartments] are visible.
Xray of fracture of radial and ulnar styloid process in 43 years old male.
Fracture of Radial and Ulnar Styloid
The fracture was treated with closed reduction, kwire fixation and ligamentotaxis.
Following xray of adult wrist showing a lytic lesion in the scaphoid
Lytic Lesion Scaphoid
The arrow points to a well demarcated lytic lesion which as per records is suggested to be of infective origin. The patient appears to be lost in follow up and hence complete information is not available.
Xrays of fracture of shaft of femur of 28 years old male who got injured while he was riding a motor bike. This xray was taken just after injury.
Fracture shaft of femur
The patient was operated for fixation of the fracture. Open reduction and internal fixation was done with intramedullary interlocked nail.
Here is an anteroposterior view of the fixed fracture.
Same fracture after interlock nailing
The paitent is still in follow up.
United Fracture Neck of Femur With Cannulated Screws in Situ
Xray of hip showing grafted fibula in a case of avascular necrosis of hip.
Grafted Fibula in Hip For Avascular Necrosis
This xray was done after 3 months of surgery
Clinical photograph of incision for plating of volar Barton fracture radius
Incision for Fixation of Volar Barton Fracture of Radius
The photograph is of 32 years old adult.
Ectrodactyly is the term used for absence of one or more central digits of the hand or foot. It is also known as split hand or split foot malformation.
Following photographs are of a patient with ectrodactyly of both hand and feet.
Hands
Ectrodactyly in both hands
Feet
Ectrodactyly in both feet
Hands and Feet together [Read more...]
Clinical Photograph Sutured Incision on Ankle and Foot
Incision on Ankle
The patient had undergone open reduction of calcaneum.
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