BACKGROUND Developmental dysplasia of the hip is a common disease and treated with various surgical approaches. Improved ilioinguinal (I-I) approach, two-incision Smith-Peterson (TSP) approach, and modified Smith-Peterson (MSP) approach are three main approaches; however, they are rarely compared. The present study compared the operative time, blood loss, intraoperative and postoperative alloge...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical properties of a new anatomical locking metal block plate by comparing the initial biomechanical stability of three different fixation constructs for open wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO). MATERIALS AND METHODS Sawbones composite tibiae were used to make a 10-mm opening osteotomy model with uniplane technique. The osteotomy w...

Abstract This article engages with B. R. Ambedkar as political philosopher and key contributor to debates on global democracy the genealogy of democratic ideas outside West. I focus specifically Ambedkar’s use Buddhist philosophy concept śūnyatā or emptiness/impermanence, which plays a central role in his search for non-theological politics. In order explore implications such politics, brings i...

In this study, clinical and radiological results were evaluated in patients with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease treated with Salter pelvic osteotomy. Between 2004 and 2008, 16 patients underwent a Salter osteotomy as treatment for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (15 male, 1 female; 10 right hip, 6 left hip). The mean age at the time of surgery was 8.1 +/- 1.4 (range: 6 to 10) years. Surgical indications...

This retrospective study was performed to report the peri- and postoperative complications encountered by patients who underwent Le Fort I osteotomy, as well predictor variables affecting risk of complications. Patients only osteotomy were included in study. Information on collected from patient data records. The effects certain complication rates also studied. Twenty-four per cent suffered com...