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Article of the Month: International Orthopaedics Journal

A study of normal foot abduction across various age groups in children
Gupta P, Mittal N, Jindal N, Verma P, Sharma M.

Introduction: The relapse rate after Ponseti method of correction has reduced in recent years which is attributable to the better appreciation of the need to achieve the correct degree of abduction. Ponseti recommended clinical 'overcorrection' of the foot to 700 of abduction. However, no scientific basis for this figure was found in literature. As the indications of Ponseti method extend to older children, we conducted a study to find out the amount of foot abduction to be achieved before applying a foot abduction brace in various age groups. Read more...
             

Article of the Month: SICOT-J

Computer assisted navigation in total knee and hip arthroplasty
Kamal Deep, Shivakumar Shankar & Ashish Mahendra

Introduction: Computer assisted surgery was pioneered in early 1990s. The first computer assisted surgery (CAS) total knee replacement with an imageless system was carried out in 1997. In the past 25 years, CAS has progressed from experimental in vitro studies to established in vivo surgical procedures. Read more...
   

How I do surgery for resistant Congenital Talipes Equinovarus
by Mohammad Arshad Ikram 

Idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV), also known as clubfoot, has been a recognised deformity since the time of the Ancient Egyptians and was independently described by both Hippocrates and the Aztecs. Surgical intervention began in the late 1700s with Lorenzís Achilles tenotomy. However, effective soft-tissue releases, osteotomies, and tendon releases were not developed until the late 1800s with the advent of anaesthetic improvements and aseptic techniques. The adoption of the Ponseti technique has resulted in fewer and less-invasive operations for CTEV population, with accompanying improvement in the overall gait pattern and parent satisfaction. Read more...
    

The creator of the word ‘Orthopaedics’ and the ‘Crooked tree’ logo
by Ahmed Abdelazeem 

All orthopaedic surgeons worldwide know that the word "orthopaedics" is derived from the Greek words: "orthos" (ὀρθός) which means "straight" and "paidion" (παιδίον) which means "child". However, who was the creator of this word and how did it come to be used? Read more...
     

Report on the "SICOT meets SICOT" Fellowship Programme at Infanta Leonor University Hospital in Madrid, Spain
by Nipun Rana

The "SICOT meets SICOT" programme allows surgeons, who are members of SICOT under 45 years of age and have finished their residency, to undertake a fellowship at a centre of excellence. It was my pleasure to have received the 2016 "SICOT meets SICOT" fellowship award that allowed me to visit the Infanta Leonor University Hospital in Madrid, Spain, under the supervision of Dr Oliver Marin-Peña. Dr Oliver Marin-Peña is a stalwart in the management of hip disorders, such as femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), in young patients and has many published books and research articles in the field of hip replacements, arthroscopy and re-surfacing procedures. Read more...
    

Report of the B. Braun Aesculap/SICOT Short Stem Hip Arthroplasty Fellowship at Annastift Klinik of Hannover Medical School, Germany                                          
by Sittichai Thanumpai

To begin with I would like to thank SICOT and B. Braun Aesculap for selecting me for this esteemed fellowship. Hannover is a beautiful, clean and green city, the capital city of the Lower Saxony region of Germany, with abundant forest cover in and around the city. I reached Hannover on 1 April 2017 and my fellowship started on 3 April 2017. I met Prof Dr Windhagen and he introduced me to his consultants and doctors. I started attending clinics and operating rooms. The Annastift Endoprosthetik unit has been doing short stem arthroplasty for more than 10 years with more than 2,000 cases. Read more...
 

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