Radiographs are also called or roentgenographs named after the discoverer of X-rays, Wilhelm Röntgen. Radiographs are produced by transmitting X-rays through a patient. Rontgen discovered X-rays in 1895 and received the first Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery in 1901. In the conventional film-screen radiography, an X-ray machine tube generates a beam of X-rays, aimed […]
Trauma
Open Fractures- Features, Classification and Management
Open fractures are fractures where hematoma is in communication with the external environment. An open fracture may have a wound size ranging from a pinprick to complete baring of the bone. Open fractures have been further classified according to their severity and help the treating doctor to plan the treatment and measure the prognosis. Open […]
Injury Severity Score
Injury Severity Score is based on Abbreviated Injury Scale and is used in the assessment of injury in adults an children both. It along with pediatric trauma score are quite reliable in predicting injury measure in children. Abbreviated Injury Scale is an anatomical scoring system where injuries are ranked on a scale of 1 to […]
Pediatric Trauma Score
Pediatric trauma score is a score used in pediatric injuries to gauge vulnerability of the injured child to traumatic injury. The score uses the following parameters Weight of the child Airway status Systolic BP Consciousness Level Type of fractures Type of Wound Following table shows how to calculate the score for each parameter- Score […]
Sauve Kapandji Procedure
Sauve Kapandji procedure is a procedure which involves removal of about 10 mm of ulna proximal to distal radio ulnar joint and fixing the distal fragment of ulna to radius by means of screw. Sauve Kapandji procedure aims at creating a new joint at the level where ulna is cut and serves two purposes. First […]
Darrach Procedure
The Darrach procedure is the removal of the distal ulna. It was first performed by Darrach in 1911 in New York City. Darrach Procedure is done for For relief of pain following distal RU disruption and/or RU arthritis; For symptomatic malunion of Colle fracture in elderly patients, especially when stiffness is present Darrach procedure is […]
Bedsores or Pressure Ulcers
Bedsores are localized injuries to the skin and underlying tissue that usually occur over a bony prominence as a result of pressure. These can also occur as a result of a combination of pressure and shear and/or friction in the areas with partial. Similarly, complete blood flow obstruction may cause bedsores. There are various other […]
Nonunion, Delayed Union and Malunion of Fractures
Malunion and nonunion are complications of fracture treatment. Nonunion of fracture is a delayed complication of fracture. Literally, it means the absence of a union. But by definition, a bone can be labeled as in nonunion only when the union has not occurred in the bone even after a passage of sufficient time [in which […]
What are Complications of Fractures
Fractures treatment in modern times allows most of the fractures to heal without a problem. But complications of fractures do occur sometimes which may affect management and outcome. Complications of fractures can be acute or chronic. Acute complications of fractures are mostly due to initial injury and generally as a result of the initial trauma […]
Fracture Reduction and Fixation – Principles, Types and Application
Fracture reduction is the method by which the fractured bones are reduced to the best possible anatomical alignment for the given situation. When a fracture reduction has achieved its objective the fracture is said to be reduced. Fracture fixation is the term used when the fractured fragments are held in a reduced position. Depending on […]