by Pinnacle Orthocentre Hospital | May 21, 2021 | Orthopaedic Surgery
Our spine is like a long chain of multiple joints or motion segments and is a dynamic structure. Various movements take place across the different motion segments or levels leading to varying degrees of degeneration. After any surgery or tissue trauma, there is a...
by Pinnacle Orthocentre Hospital | Apr 13, 2021 | Orthopaedic Surgery
Introduction: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) also called “brittle bones disease” is a congenital disorder characterized by fragile bones and repeated fractures occurring after trivial trauma. The disease has a wide spectrum of severity, with severely...
by pinnacleorthocentre | Mar 3, 2021 | Orthopaedic Surgery
Introduction ‘Cerebral Palsy’ (CP) is a disorder that affects a child’s ability to control his/her muscles. It is caused by damage to parts of the immature brain that control movement and coordination. The brain damage in cerebral palsy is non-progressive, unlike...
by pinnacleorthocentre | Mar 3, 2021 | Orthopaedic Surgery
BRACHIAL PLEXUS BIRTH PALSY Introduction: The brachial plexus is a network of nerves arising from the spinal cord in the neck and going to the upper limb. It is formed by contributions from five nerve roots called C5, C6, C7, C8, and T1. It supplies motor power to the...
by pinnacleorthocentre | Mar 3, 2021 | Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr Alpana Vaidya heads the Anaesthesia Department at Pinnacle Orthocentre Hospital. She has completed her Anaesthesia training from Topiwala Nair Medical College in 2005. She has been practicing for the past 15 years. She has a special interest in REGIONAL...
by pinnacleorthocentre | Mar 3, 2021 | Orthopaedic Surgery
Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery has become a commonly performed and highly successful surgical procedure for end-stage knee arthritis. Recent technological innovations have improved both early and long-term results and survivorship of the implanted joints. New...
