Hip spica cast is a useful modality for the lower limb immobilization in children with hip and femur pathologies. Single, one half, double may be applied depending on indication. The position of also dependent underlying pathology which being applied. inguinal region knee are potential weak spots these should reinforce during application. Potential complications include plaster sores, breakage,...

AIM To evaluate Bryant traction at home in terms of feasibility, morbidity, effect on length of hospital stay, outcome and costs. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of 54 children treated for femoral shaft fracture (1991-2004). Results of 'home traction' (A, n=38) and 'hospital traction' (B, n=16) were compared. Data were collected regarding demographics, length of hospital stay, tra...

Background: Fracture shaft of femur is a common fracture in children, with treatment from conservative form skin traction to intramedullary nailing depending on age. Conservative mostly used upto six years age, while for children more than 12 surgery usually preferred. We extended hip spica cast till 10 This study evaluates results followed by age.Methods: Study was done GMC Doda April 2019 Mar...

PURPOSE To compare the corticosteroid injection (CSI) with or without thumb spica cast (TSC) for de Quervain tendinitis. METHODS In this prospective trial, 67 eligible patients with de Quervain tenosynovitis were randomly assigned into CSI + TSC (33 cases) and CSI (34 cases) groups. All patients received 40 mg of methylprednisolone acetate with 1 cc lidocaine 2% in the first dorsal compartmen...

Traction followed by spica casting, the one method used to treat femoral shaft fractures in children that was used in the past, has given way to a multiplicity of methods today. To evaluate the morbidity and costs of these various methods, 85 fractures in 81 patients age six to 16 years were evaluated. Early spica casting gave excellent results with low complications and low costs. All surgical...

We present a mid-infrared coronagraph to target the direct observation of extrasolar planets, for Space Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA). SPICA is a proposed JAXA-ESA mission, which will carry a telescope cooled to 5K with a 3.5m diameter aperture, and is planed to be launched in 2017 by an H II-A rocket. The SPICA mission gives us a unique opportunity for high-contrast...