Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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Resources

2010 Resources

Establishing a children’s orthopaedic hospital for Malawi: an assessment after 5 years.
Youssef A, Harrison W. Establishing a children’s orthopaedic hospital for Malawi: an assessment after 5 years. Malawi Med J. 2010 Sep;22(3):75-8. Terms: pediatric, orthopedics, Malawi

 

Osteosynthesis of intercondylar humerus fracture using Bryan and Morrey approach.
Lakhey S, Sharma S, Pradhan RL, Pandey BK, Manandhar RR, Rijal KP. Osteosynthesis of intercondylar humerus fracture using Bryan and Morrey approach. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2010 Apr-Jun;8(30):154-7. Terms: humeral fracture, road traffic accident, bone nail, Nepal

 

Treatment of neglected elbow dislocations with combination of speed V-Y muscleplasty and intra-articular injection of hydrocorticosone.
Bansal P, Lal H, Khare R, Mittal D. Treatment of neglected elbow dislocations with combination of speed V-Y muscleplasty and intra-articular injection of hydrocorticosone. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2010 Jan-Mar;8(29):91-4. Terms: Nepal, bone wire, elbow joint

 

Trauma: the burden of a preventable problem.
Plummer JM, Brown H, Jones K, Fearon-Boothe D, Meeks-Aitken N, McDonald AH. Trauma: the burden of a preventable problem. West Indian Med J. 2010 Jan;59(1):26-8. Terms: trauma center, Jamaica

 

Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Tianjin, China.
Ning GZ, Yu TQ, Feng SQ, Zhou XH, Ban DX, Liu Y, Jiao XX. Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Tianjin, China. Spinal Cord. 2011 Mar;49(3):386-90. Epub 2010 Oct 5. Terms: China, spinal cord injury

 

Pakistan earthquake: experiences of a multidisciplinary surgical team.
Rajpura A, Boutros I, Khan T, Khan SA. Pakistan earthquake: experiences of a multidisciplinary surgical team. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2010 Jul-Aug;25(4):361-7.
Terms: Pakistan, surgical care, disaster relief

 

Blood loss and contributing factors in femoral fracture surgery.
Kajja I, Bimenya GS, Eindhoven B, Jan Ten Duis H, Sibinga CT. Blood loss and contributing factors in femoral fracture surgery. Afr Health Sci. 2010 Mar;10(1):18-25. Terms: surgical care, femoral fracture

 

Risk factors for surgical wound infection in HIV-positive patients undergoing surgery for orthopaedic trauma.
Abalo A, Patassi A, James YE, Walla A, Sangare A, Dossim A. Risk factors for surgical wound infection in HIV-positive patients undergoing surgery for orthopaedic trauma. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2010 Aug;18(2):224-7. Terms: HIV, orthopedic trauma, surgical care

 

Cobb angle changes in thoracic and lumbar spine fractures following road traffic injuries in Gwagwalada, Abuja.
Kawu AA. Cobb angle changes in thoracic and lumbar spine fractures following road traffic injuries in Gwagwalada, Abuja. Niger J Med. 2010 Apr-Jun;19(2):199-202. Terms: lumbar vertebrae, road traffic accident, Nigeria

 

Exchange nailing for non-union of femoral shaft fractures.
Naeem-ur-Razaq M, Qasim M, Sultan S. Exchange nailing for non-union of femoral shaft fractures. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2010 Jul-Sep;22(3):106-9. Terms: femoral fracture, bone nail, Pakistan

 

Improvised external fixator device to restore motion in a neglected elbow dislocation.
Gupta V, Gupta R, Yadav S. Improvised external fixator device to restore motion in a neglected elbow dislocation. Singapore Med J. 2010 Apr;51(4):e62-5. Terms: elbow joint, external fixator, Singapore

 

Experience of makeshift spinal cord injury rehabilitation center established after the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.
Butt BA, Bhatti JA, Manzoor MS, Malik KS, Shafi MS. Experience of makeshift spinal cord injury rehabilitation center established after the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2010 Mar;4(1):8-9. No abstract available.
Terms: Pakistan, disaster relief, spinal cord injury

 

Epidemiology of surgical admissions to a children’s disability hospital in Nepal.
Spiegel DA, Shrestha OP, Rajbhandary T, Bijukachhe B, Sitoula P, Banskota B, Banskota A. Epidemiology of surgical admissions to a children’s disability hospital in Nepal. World J Surg. 2010 May;34(5):954-62.Terms: pediatric, Nepal, surgical care

 

Results of type-III supracondylar fracture humerus with open reduction and internal fixation in children after failed closed reduction.
Khan MA, Khan A, Hakeem A, Askar Z, Durrani N, Durrani MZ, Idrees M, Ahmad I. Results of type-III supracondylar fracture humerus with open reduction and internal fixation in children after failed closed reduction. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2010 Jan-Mar;22(1):35-6. Terms: Pakistan, humeral fracture, pediatric, internal fixator

 

How comparable is so-called standard fracture fixation with an identical implant? A prospective experience with the antegrade femoral nail in South Africa and Europe.
Gross T, Huettl T, Audigé L, Frey C, Monesi M, Seibert FJ, Messmer P. How comparable is so-called standard fracture fixation with an identical implant? A prospective experience with the antegrade femoral nail in South Africa and Europe. Injury. 2010 Apr;41(4):388-95. Epub 2009 Nov 8. Terms: South Africa, bone nail, femoral fracture

 

Estimating the healthcare burden of osteomyelitis in Uganda.
Stanley CM, Rutherford GW, Morshed S, Coughlin RR, Beyeza T. Estimating the healthcare burden of osteomyelitis in Uganda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Feb;104(2):139-42. Epub 2009 Aug 25. Terms: health care, osteomyelitis, Uganda

 

Functional outcome, mortality and in-hospital complications of operative treatment in elderly patients with hip fractures in the developing world.

Jamal Sepah Y, Umer M, Khan A, Ullah Khan Niazi A. Functional outcome, mortality and in-hospital complications of operative treatment in elderly patients with hip fractures in the developing world. Int Orthop. 2010 Mar;34(3):431-5. Epub 2009 May 28. Terms: developing countries, hip fracture