Reachout Orthopedics - Issue 1

Orthopedicians treat an array of disease conditions including fractures, dislocations, low back pain, and bone disorders that are often debilitating for the patients and have an adverse impact on their day to day functionality. Thus, comprehensive management that diminishes patient suffering and improves their quality of life is a necessity. Clinical management oftentimes involves multimodal interventions with pharmacotherapy as one of the cornerstone. It is usually directed towards achieving pain relief, alleviating underlying inflammation, and symptom control with minimal adverse effects. This scientific input will cover various aspects of different orthopedic conditions commonly encountered by the clinicians in their practice. It will keep the readers abreast about the latest information and developments. It is a precise coverage rich in scientific value and filled with images and tables. We sincerely hope this education initiative will provide useful insight to improve overall pati ent health. Issue-1: ORTHOPEDI CS Views and Reviews Should We Really Compress the Fracture Line in the Treatment of Salter–Harris Type 4 Distal Femoral Fractures? A Biomechanical Study. . 2 Therapeutic Update Efficacy and Safety of Etoricoxib Compared with NSAIDs in Acute Gout: A Systematic Review and a Meta- analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Case Reports Anterior Open-wedge Hepta-lateral Osteotomy for Severe Post-traumatic Genu Recurvatum: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. . . . . . 13 Posterior Hip Dislocation in a Non- professional Football Player: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. 16 Flexor Carpi Radialis Brevis: A Rare Accessory Muscle Presenting as an Intersection Syndrome of the Wrist. . 18 Save the Meniscus Again! . . . . . 21 Practice Guide Osteoarthritis Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. . . . . 23 Prime Time News Etoricoxib Beneficial for Pain Relief, and Joint Function in Osteoarthritis Among Elderly. . . . . . . . . 28 Below- vs. Above-Elbow Cast for Distal Radius Fractures: Is Elbow Immobilization Really Effective for Reduction Maintenance?. . . . . 28 Association of Neuropathic-like Pain Characteristics with Clinical and Radiographic Features in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. . . . 29 What are the Factors to Affect Outcome and Healing of Meniscus Bucket Handle Tears? . . . . . . 29 Visual Diagnosis Septic Arthritis. . . . . . . . . 30 Cervical Spondylosis: MRI vs. Functional X-ray Study. . . . . . 30 Practice Algorithm Treatment Algorithm of Rheumatoid Arthritis. . . . . . . . . . . . 31