Pathological Fracture of Tibia

Pathological fracture of tibia in patient with corticosteroid-dependent psoriasis treated by functional bracing.

Despite having consented -to ECT, a patient often has limited knowledge of the procedure. Doctors are, perhaps, reticent about telling patients the details; these results, however, suggest that increased knowledge does not necessarily increase fear. Spending time allaying fears about the anaesthetic would seem fruitful, since this was the most commonly feared aspect. One-third of patients menti...

Pathological fracture

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Neglected Compound Fracture of the Tibia

By D. N. KARMOKAR, l.m.f. Assistant Medical Officer, Rajmai Tea Estate Upper Assam ..uile A tea-garden coolie boy, aged about 9 years. staying in a distant bustee with one of his rela ^ fell from a mango tree about S months ago and ? compound fracture of the left tibia. , 0llie In the latter part of April, he was brought 11 ^jie by his parents and on the 1st May he came to hospital on foot for ...

Comp. Commtd. Fracture of Tibia & Fibula: Amputation

a fissure was discovered extending upwards through the shaft of the tibia as far as the articular cartilage. It was accordingly f ound necessary to amputate at the knee joint. A broad anterior flap, and as long as possible, extending down, in fact, to the edge of the laceration, was dissected off", the joint was then opened and a short posterior flap cut through the muscles at the back. The joi...

Fracture of the tibia and fibula.