Abstract: To evaluate the role of ultrasound in shoulder impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tear in patients of primary and secondary health care settings. Methods: Google scholar, PubMed, Medline, Medscape, Wikipedia and NCBI were searched in June 2017 including...
Keywords: Ultrasound; Shoulder Impingement; Rotator Cuff Tear; Positive; Predictive Value; Negative Predictive Value; Accuracy
Abstract: Vitamin D deficiency is common amongst the geriatric population. Severe vitamin D deficiency causes rickets or osteomalacia. Less severe vitamin D deficiency causes an increase of serum Parathormone (PTH) leading to bone resorption, osteoporosis and fractures...
Keywords: Vitamin D; Geriatric patients; Hip fractures
Abstract: Fracture-dislocations of the knee are rare and devastating injuries. They are frequently missed because they are uncommon and often occur in the polytrauma patient with distracting and life-threatening injuries...
Keywords: Iliotibial band, Lateral collateral ligament, Popliteofibular ligament
Abstract: A number of pharmacological drugs can induce hyperuricemia, and sometimes gout, usually by interfering with the renal tubular excretion of urate but also by increasing the formation of uric acid...
Keywords: Gout; Side-Effects; Neprilysin inhibitor; Heart failure
Abstract: Posterior malleolar fractures are intra-articular, andcan jeopardize the strength of the syndesmotic ligaments, with most of the literature noting the need for fixation when fragments are larger than 20%, however, there is no agreement on the best method for fixation...
Keywords: Posterolateral approach; Posterior malleolus; Plate fixation
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