INTRODUCTION Giant cell tumor (GCT) of distal radius follows a comparatively aggressive behaviour. Wide excision is the management of choice, but this creates a defect at the distal end of radius. The preffered modalities for reconstruction of such a defect include vascularized/non-vascularized bone graft, osteoarticular allografts and custom-made prosthesis. We here present our experience with...

Prospective study of sixty patients with distal tibia fracture who underwent surgical fixation at Sri Ramachandra University between June 2010 -June 2013. Of the 60 patients included in our study 30 underwent closed intramedullary interlocking nail and 30 were treated with plate osteosynthesis (MIPO). Patients were followed up for clinical and radiological evaluation using modified Klernn and B...

This paper reports findings of experiments aiming to (1) compare the load tolerant ability over different regions of stumps of lower limb amputees, (2) study the effect of walking on the load tolerant ability, and (3) examine the distal-end weight-bearing ability supported by different interface materials. The method was to apply increasing load to the stump up to the pain level through a force...

41 patients with a distal tibial infected non-union treated by Ilizarov technique from 2000 to 2015. Patients with aseptic non unions of distal tibia were excluded. Mean age of patient was 25.5 years (10-70). 35 were male and 6 were female. Mean size of distal fragment was 5 cm (2-9). Active infection, drainage or a large open wound was seen in 29 patients, 13 presented with implant removal. Al...

Musculoskeletal tumours of the lower limbs especially malignant tumours are not common. The fibula is the site of primary bone tumours as reported in 2.4% of lower limb tumours with the proximal third being more frequently involved than the distal segment. Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumour of nonhaematopoietic origin, with distal fibular involvement in 0.47% of patie...

Bone metastasis from carcinoma cervix is uncommon, especially in the distal appendicular skeleton. A 36 year old lady presented with carcinoma of uterine cervix, FIGO, stage IIb. She was treated with radical radiotherapy. Nine months later, she developed an isolated lytic lesion in right fibula, which turned out to be a metastatic lesion. The patient is doing well, 3 years after the surgical ex...

Non-ossifying fibromas (NOFs) are common benign metaphyseal bone lesions of unknown etiology that occur in children and young adults [1]. They commonly arise in the distal femur, proximal tibia and fibula. The peak incidence is between 4—8 years [2] and they are often discovered incidentally on plain radiographs [3]. Physical examination is usually unremarkable. While the vast majority of NOFs ...