Microfracture To Treat Cartilage Defects
Microfracture is a surgical technique that has been developed to treat cartilage defects. It is a common procedure used to treat patients with full thickness damage to the articular cartilage that goes all the way down to the bone. This arthroscopic procedure was...
What Happens When A Meniscus Tear Is Neglected
Meniscus is the shock absorption pads inside the knee joints. We have 2 of them in each knee. They are called the medial meniscus and the lateral meniscus. Studies have shown that the medial meniscus absorbs 50% of the medial knee joint load while the lateral meniscus...
Why Opt For Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction?
Tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are some of the commonest conditions seen and treated in my practice. The natural ACL is made up of 2 anatomically and functionally distinct bundles. They are named the anteromedial bundle (AMB) and the posterolateral...
Organising Haematoma Mimicking as a Leg Cancerous Tumour
A haematoma, or hematoma, is a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, usually in liquid form within the tissue. This distinguishes it from an ecchymosis, which is the spread of blood under the skin in a thin layer, commonly called a bruise. Chronic...
Treatment of Golfer’s Elbow | Medial Epicondylitis
Golfer's elbow refers to pain on the inner aspect (medial epicondyle) of the elbow. It is different from tennis's elbow where the pain in on the outer aspect (lateral epicondyle) of the elbow. The pain is situated at the bony bump on the inner aspect of the elbow...
An Enlarging Lump in the Finger | Tumour of the Finger | Giant Cell Tumour of The Phalanx
Tumour of the Finger A taxi driver presented with an enlarging lump over his right ring finger. He tells me that this lump has been present for many years but recently has become bigger and occasionally painful. A lump at the Ring Finger X-rays showed an expansile...
