• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • About
  • Newsletter/Updates
  • Contact Us
  • Policies

Bone and Spine

Orthopedic health, conditions and treatment

  • General Ortho
  • Procedures
  • Spine
  • Upper Limb
  • Lower Limb
  • Pain
  • Trauma
  • Tumors

Lower Limb

Discoid Meniscus or Popping Knee Syndrome

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

discoid-meniscus

The normal meniscus of the knee is semilunar in shape. In discoid meniscus, the meniscus of the knee is discoid rather than semilunar in shape.  This is a common cause of popping or snapping knees. This condition is also called popping knee syndrome. Discoid menisci are also incidentally found in 3-5% of knee MRIs. The […]

Filed Under: Knee

Loose Bodies in Joint- Causes and Treatment

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

Loose bodies in joint

Loose bodies refer to the fragments of cartilage or bone that freely float inside the joint space and can occur as a result of an injury or wear or tear over time. There can be one or many loose bodies in the joint as determined by severity of the disease. The loose bodies can be […]

Filed Under: Knee

A Case of Medial Malleolus Fracture Fixed By Percutaneous Fixation

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

Medial malleolus fracture

Medial malleolus fracture is a fracture of the distal medial projection of tibia bone called medial malleolus. Medial malleolus and lateral malleolus contribute forms the socket of the ankle joint where talus articulates. There are three malleoli in the ankle. The medial and the posterior arise from the tibia. A counterpart called lateral malleolus is […]

Filed Under: Foot Ankle

Normal Foot X-ray – Findings and Discussion

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

Foot Xray Showing Marked Bones and Foot Regions

Normal Foot Xray Xrays are basic investigations for orthopedic problems. To find the abnormal one must have an idea of normal. This is how a normal foot x-ray looks like. The present image shows an anteroposterior and oblique view x-ray of the left foot. On the left side of the plate, there is an oblique […]

Filed Under: Foot Ankle

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 11
  • Go to page 12
  • Go to page 13

Primary Sidebar

Browse Articles

Combihole of locking plate

Bone Plates in Orthopedics – Principle, Types and Uses

Bone plates are used in internal fixation of fractures. The plate is fixed to the bone by application of screws on both sides of the fracture. Plating is widely used for fixation of diaphyseal fractures of upper extremity and metaphyseal and articular fractures. Plates for fixation of long bone fractures were first recorded by Hansmann, […]

ankle joint replacement

Joint Replacement Surgery – Introduction and Overview

This article is an introduction to total joint replacement. Specific types of joint replacement — such as for the hip, knee, shoulder, or wrist are discussed separately. Joint replacement surgery is last resort but a highly effective method of treating joint problems including joint pain and deformity and restoring mobility. Joint replacement surgery is very […]

Ulnar gutter splint

Ulnar Gutter Splint Application Procedure

An ulnar gutter splint extends from the proximal forearm to distal interphalangeal joints of fingers on the ulnar aspect of fingers wrist and forearm and is applied for various injuries of the ulnar aspect of the wrist and hand. It is also called Boxer splint. The splint is applied on the ulnar aspect and conforms to […]

blood supply of neck of femur

Blood Supply of Neck of Femur

Blood supply of neck of femur is derived from vessels supplying part of the femur. Blood supply of head of the femur is also contributed by these vessels. Blood supply of neck of femur is important to understand because disruption of the blood supply during trauma or surgery can lead to avascular necrosis of femoral […]

Trigger point diagram

Trigger Point Causes, Types and Treatment

Also called a myofascial trigger point, the trigger point is a hyperirritable spot in skeletal muscle. These are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers. It is believed that palpable nodules are tiny contraction knots and a common cause of pain. Myofascial pain syndrome is a common painful muscle disorder characterized by […]

Blood supply of Talus

Blood Supply of Talus and Its Significance

Blood supply of talus was described in detail first by Wildenauer in 1950.   Since then many researchers have contributed. Talus is one of the few bones where the outcome of injury is affected due to injury to a unique pattern of the blood supply. Avascular necrosis of the talus is common after the injuries […]

What is Fatigue of Material

Why do implants Fail? Fatigue defined as the progressive and localized structural damage that occurs when a material is subjected to cyclic loading. Now if the loads are beyond a certain limit for that material, microscopic cracks will begin to form at the stress concentrators which eventually would reach a critical size, and the material […]

© Copyright: BoneAndSpine.com
Manage Cookie Consent
The site uses cookies. Please accept cookies for a better visiting experience.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}
 

Loading Comments...