Bone and Spine

Luxatio Erecta – Clinical Photograph and Xrays

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:50:39 +0000

Luxatio Erecta occurs in less than 1% of all shoulder dislocation cases. Here is clinical photograph and xrays of luxatio erecta in a 35 years old male This is the xray after injury. The dislocation was reduced under general anesthesia and following xray is a taken after the reduction of the dislocation. This [...]

Vertical Undisplaced Fracture Distal End Radius

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:04:12 +0000

Following xray shows an undisplaced vertical fracture of distal radius in 34 years old male who struck his forearm in a moving object. The fracture was treated by below elbow cast.

Bimalleolar Fracture Ankle Treated with Malleolar Screws and Tension Band Wiring

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:36:05 +0000

Xray of bimalleolar fracture of ankle. Here is the xray after the injury that shows fracture of medial malleolus and lateral malleolus. The fracture was operated and fixed using malleolar screw for medial malleolus and tension band wiring for lateral malleolus. Here is anteroposterior view. \ This is lateral view. The fractures are well reduced [...]

Regular Opioid Pain Killer use Linked To Erectile Dysfunction in Men

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:15:07 +0000

In a newly published research published in May issue of Spine, it has been reported that persons who regularly take opoid painkillers are associated with higher risk of erectile dysfunction. The study was a cross-sectional analysis of electronic medical and pharmacy records. Electronic records of 11327 males with back pain were studied to find out [...]

Clinical Photograph of External Fixator in Tibial Fracture

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:02:45 +0000

Clinical photograph of external fixator applied to open fracture tibia. Also visible is the stitched incision line for fibular plating.

Clinical Picture of Open Fracture Femur

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:37:50 +0000

Clinical photograph of open fracture of femur with femur bone jutting out from anteromedial aspect of thigh. The photograph was taken on the operating table after the debridement.

Osteoporosis – Denosumab+Teriparatide Superior To Single Drug Treatment

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:40:31 +0000

Two osteoporosis drugs denosumab and teriparatide, when combined together in therapy, produce increase bone density better than treatment with either drug alone. This has been reported by a study, a small clinical trial to be published in journal Lancet. The study by Joy N Tsai et al has been conducted in Massachusetts General Hospital conducted [...]

Open Comminuted Fracture of Distal Tibia – Xray

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:35:04 +0000

Comminuted fracture of tibia in distal part following a motor vehicle injury. The xray belongs to 29 years old male . The fracture was open and was treated with external fixator.

Xray of Bilateral Shaft of Femur in Child

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:05:23 +0000

Bilateral femoral shaft xrays occur as a result of high energy injuries. Following xray is of an eleven years old patient who was hit in a motor vehicular accident. The child was treated by bilateral titanium elastic nailing

Cliical Photograph of Cafe au Lait Spots On Back and Abdomen

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:23:14 +0000

Imagesof cafe au lait spots. Cafe au lait spots are hyperpigmented lesions that may vary in color from light brown to dark brown. Image of cafe au lait spots on back. On abdomen. Cafe au lait spots are considered birthmarks but may also indicate underlying disease known as neurofibroma which causes abnormal growth of nerve [...]