A 45-year-old man’s journey from gym enthusiasm to chronic elbow pain — and the ECRB debridement surgery that gave him his arm back A New Fitness Journey That Took a Wrong Turn At 45, he decided it was time to get fit. He joined a gym, trained sincerely, and made real progress — until a […]
A hook of hamate fracture story — diagnosed late, treated decisively, and back to full sport The pain that wouldn’t quit He was 24, an aggressive middle-order batsman, and for four months he had been playing through a dull ache deep in his palm — right at the base of the little finger. It flared […]
Ramesh was 43. He noticed his grip began to fail. He was a software expert. He spent ten hours every day at a keyboard. For two years, he ignored the tingling and the numbness. He ignored the ache in his wrist too. He saw a family doctor and an orthopaedic surgeon. The doctors told him […]
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, […]
In the bustling city of Pune, on November 17, 2024, an exclusive closed-door meeting unfolded, bringing together some of the most esteemed Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) from across India, alongside distinguished faculty members from South Korea and Canada. This convergence of minds was for the eagerly anticipated “Meeting of Minds” conference, which centered around the […]
Reflecting on the 47th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand As a hand surgeon, attending the 47th annual conference of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand was an incredibly rewarding and enriching experience. The conference, held in Bangalore from October 4-6, 2024, brought together some of the most […]
The Bareilly Orthopaedic Association, in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Orthopaedic Association, under aegis of Induian Orthopedic Association recently conducted a comprehensive Hand and Wrist Course on August 24th and 25th. The event brought together a distinguished faculty of orthopaedic experts, including Dr. Vikas Gupta, Prof. Kotwal, Dr. Pankaj Jindal, and Dr. Ajeet Tiwari, who […]