Treatment of Distal Radius Malunion
Distal Radius Fracture Distal radius fracture usually occurs from a slip and fall onto the outstretched hand. It is a “wrist” fracture. There will be pain, swelling and sometimes deformity of the wrist if the fracture is badly displaced. Distal radius...
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tears – How I Treat These Injuries
What is the Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL)? A ligament is a strong fibrous tissue that attaches one bone to another. The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments form an “X” in the centre of the knee joint. The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) being...
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Compression Fractures of the Spine
Osteoporosis is a silent disease. Most sufferers do not know they have osteoporosis until they sustain a fragility fracture. This usually occurs with a minor fall which should not result in a fracture for a person with normal bone density. For those whose bone density...
