PURPOSE To evaluate internal distraction plating for the management of comminuted, intra-articular distal radius fractures in patients greater than 60 years of age at two level 1 trauma centers. We specifically desired to determine whether patients would have acceptable results from the clinical standpoint of range of motion, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) score, and the rad...

Badminton is very popular on college campuses. In badminton, the anterior cruciate ligament of players has a higher risk injury. There are many studies investigating impact fatigue injury professional athletes, but few focused students. We hypothesized that knee joint would experience greater ground reaction forces, valgus moments, and flexion moments lunge contact in amateur after than those i...

fragments, secure ligaments or tendon to bone, and improve stability in weakened constructs.1–5 The spinous ligaments, ligamentum flavum, facet capsular ligament, and posterior longitudinal ligaments collectively form the natural posterior spinal tension band. The integrity of the posterior spinal ligamentous structures is critical, as they function to limit translation (anterior and posterior)...

BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is the most common sports injury in both athletes and nonathletes; it can cause disability if not treated correctly. In cases with minor injuries, conservative treatments suffice. But, in cases with ACL tear, surgery by different methods and autografts are indicated. The most prevalent method for ACL reconstruction is the use of hamstring tendo...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify modifiable mechanisms associated with low back injury in adolescent cricket fast bowlers. DESIGN A prospective study design examined the association between intrinsic risk factors, workload, bowling kinematics, lumbar load and low back injury incidence. METHODS Twenty-five injury free fast bowlers, aged 14-19 years, were assessed prior to the start of...

The facet joint is commonly associated with neck and low back pain and is susceptible to loading-induced injury. Although tensile loading of the cervical facet joint has been associated with inflammation and neuronal hyperexcitability, the mechanisms of joint loading-induced pain remain unknown. Altered brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels are associated with a host of painful condit...

We herein describe a 37-year-old man who developed cervical flexion myelopathy 11 years after suffering a cervical spinal cord injury. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging 11 years after the accident demonstrated atrophy and hyperintense lesions at the C6 and C7 levels in the cervical cord with an abnormal alignment of the vertebrae. In the neck flexion position, an anterior shift of the cervica...

Amputation of the thumb invariably causes marked functional impairment of the hand especially, pinch and grasp functions. In rural areas where highly skilled microvascular surgeries are not available, distraction osteogenesis provides an easy and safe alternative of thumb reconstruction. We report a case of crush injury of the right hand in a 37 year old gentleman in which the right thumb was a...

Burns injuries account for over 2 million cases in our country. With over 75% of the patients sustaining injuries to the hands, post burn contractures of the finger are a very common condition presenting for treatment. Similarly trauma to the upper limbs, accounting for about a third of all injuries to the body also result in flexion deformities of the fingers. Standard treatment for these defo...