A case of catastrophic elbow dislocation — and how synthetic ligament reconstruction gave a patient her arm back. Some injuries look straightforward on the outside — and reveal their true complexity only in the operating theatre. This is the story of one such case. The Patient A 45-year-old woman came to us after sustaining a […]
Imagine being 21 years old, at the peak of your academic ambitions, in the middle of your MBBS, and your hand starts going numb. Not from sleeping in an awkward position. Not from too much typing. But from a large, silent tumour quietly growing near your shoulder — pressing on nerves you hadn’t even heard […]
Patient: 18-month-old childPresentation: Right thumb locked in 70° flexion at the interphalangeal jointHistory: Parents had noticed the bent thumb for several months but assumed it would correct on its ownBy the time this little one came to Hand2Shoulder Clinic, the thumb had been locked at a 70-degree angle for a significant period. The parents, understandably, […]