Tibial shaft fractures are a common presentation following high energy trauma such as road traffic accidents. The gold standard for the treatment of such injuries is by Intramedullary nailing, but in a resource-limited setting, the casting of such injuries is considered as appropriate. At the...
BACKGROUND: Chronic osteomyelitis is a debilitating infection of bone and its bone marrow, presenting with bone pain and an active sinus that discharges pus. It is a persistent and recurrent condition that results from infection of bone and its marrow by various microorganisms. Worldwide,...
Download PDF ↓Arthroscopy is performed to evaluate or treat many orthopaedic conditions of which meniscal injuries are a huge part (Richmond et al, 2009). It is a minimally invasive procedure which is both diagnostic and therapeutic. Meniscal tears are responsible for 750,000 arthroscopies per year in the...
Download PDF ↓Background: Low back pain (LBP) is an important cause of disability and work absenteeism. World health organization defines Disability as impairment of activity-limitations, participation restriction. The majority of low back pain stems from benign musculoskeletal problems and it is referred to...
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