Background: The incidence of late presenting Developmental Dysplasia of Hip (DDH) in Indian children is disproportionately high. In the absence of a formal screening program, there is a high rate of failure to detect DDH in the first year of life. It is well documented that treatment delay significantly complicates management of DDH and children …
Football Injuries Football, which is known as the beautiful game worldwide, can sometimes cause dangerous injuries. Although injuries are part and parcel of every sport, brain injuries can turn out to be horrible. In football, injuries can happen during the game and also while training for the game. The main cause of football injuries is a combination …
What is Anterior Cruciate Ligament? How it is treated? The knee joint is made up of four ligaments, a ligament on each side of the knee and two inside the knee. Two ligaments inside the knee crossing each other are known as the anterior cruciate ligament. The main function of a ligament is to hold …
India is growing leaps and bounds as a sporting nation. There’s an increased interest in sports. Children are gaining exposure, and youngsters are getting opportunities in different types of sports besides cricket. It is important to know in this context that sportspersons are susceptible to injuries. From the cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar to global football …
A stress fracture can be understood as a minor crack that occurs in the bone. It is often caused when muscles get fatigued and cannot absorb more shock due to repetitive trauma. Activities such as repetitive jumping, and running for long distances are examples. This is the reason stress fracture is also one of the …
Playing different sports is an integral as well as a vital part of an active, healthy and fit lifestyle for both men and women. Children, adolescents and old, everyone alike benefit from everyday sports activities. Consequently, sports injuries are common too, which impact different parts of the body. Bones, tendons, muscles and ligaments are the …
Que: 1- What is ‘pulled elbow’? Ans: ‘Pulled elbow’, also called ‘Nursemaid’s elbow’ is an injury to the elbow that occurs in young children below the age of 4 years. Que: 2- How does pulled elbow occur? Ans: Pulled elbow occurs when a sudden pull is applied across the extended elbow in a young child. …
What is Cerebral palsy? Cerebral palsy is one the most common cause of childhood disability. It refers to a group of neurological disorders which cause delayed development (predominantly motor issues). It is caused due to insult to the developing brain either in-utero, at the time of birth or within the first two years of …
We report the management of a 45-year-old man with a ring stuck in his dominant thumb for 3 weeks causing vascular and neural compromise and deep-seated infection. Previous reports have described rings embedded in the digits, though we were not able to find any reports of such rings causing ischaemia. We performed staged reconstruction to …
Question-1 : What is pulled elbow? Answer: It’s most common upper limb injury typically found in pre-school children. Children between 1 to 4 years of age are most susceptible to this injury. This elbow injury occurs when the child’s hand is pulled with elbow straight. Question-2 : How does the doctor diagnose pulled elbow? …
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