Tuesday 24 August 2021

Greater tuberosity fracture ain’t benign

mri revealed a bankart"s lesion which was not suspected as the pt came 2 weeks post injury due to the pandemic. hence scopic bankarts reapir and suture bridge reapir of the cuff was done getting him full rom at 3 month with improving scapular rhythm. The key is do we need to look more into the tuberosity fractures for instabilty. so is mri mandatory in a tuberosity fracture to look for cuff, bankarts and SLAP tears

Sunday 22 August 2021

Distal biceps tendon Rupture in an active persons dominant Arm

3 week old injury- Middle aged male injured rt elbow while batting sustained a bruise and swelling rt arm positive hook and squeeze tests. mri showed distal biceps tendon with retaction 8 cm above the elbow. the options of surgical treatment and conservative were discussed before repair and bracing was done distal bv class="separator" style="clear: both;">