On July 20th, 2024, I had the opportunity to deliver a talk on the topic of clavicular fractures at the Bimonthly meeting of orthopaedic surgeons at EDOA. As a common injury often seen in clinical practice, the management of clavicular fractures is a subject that deserves careful consideration, as one-size-fits-all solutions may not be the optimal […]
The Kota Hand Course, held on July 28th, 2024, provided a dynamic platform for orthopaedic surgeons to delve into the intricacies of hand and wrist injuries and the cutting-edge techniques used to address them. Over the course of the day, I had the privilege of presenting on three diverse yet equally crucial topics: finger injuries […]
Introduction: Welcome to my blog! I’m Dr. Vikas Gupta, an orthopaedic hand surgeon, and today I want to share with you an inspiring story of determination and recovery. Meet Sumit (name changed), a resilient young man who faced a challenging injury but refused to let it define him. Through his unwavering determination and the expertise […]
Introduction: As an orthopedic surgeon, constant professional growth is essential to provide the best possible care for my patients. Recently, I had the privilege of visiting the renowned Amsterdam Skill Lab, a state-of-the-art facility equipped with cutting-edge technology and meticulously prepared cadavers. This exceptional lab allows surgeons like myself to enhance our skills in using […]
This is story of a teenaged boy Nipun (name changed) from North Eastern part of India. Nipun was born with thumb which developed differently . This formation of thumb is called Duplicated thumb. In this condition bifurcated into two terminally. Each of these bifurcations were smaller than original thumb and deviated from axis of normal thumb. […]
Treating Hand Fractures
Fractures of small bones of hand are one of commonest injury. Unfortunately it is still not taken seriously by doctors or patients themselves this notion is may be because of the size of bone or they are not life threatening but 20 degrees of angulation/rotation would cause more disability to a person than any of […]
proximal phalanx fracture
Err 21 year old male had motorcycle accident resulting in injury to right index finger. Patient attended emergency with pain, deformity and bleeding wound. Patient was unable to move right index finger. Radiographs showed fracture proximal phalanx right hand. In emergency patient was given first aid and POP slab. Next day patient came to our […]
20 year old young male had pain and weakness in right elbow while working out in Gymnasium. Patient heard a snapping sound from elbow which considered as sprain of elbow. pain continued for few weeks but there was weakness in rotation of forearm subsequently he reported to nearby doctor who advised MRI after which patient was […]
This year annual conference of ISSH was held at puri on 12-15 September 2019. I was invited to deliver 2 invited lectures in this conference. First lecture was on percutanous fixation of fracture scaphoid point of discussion in this talk were as it is a minimally invasive surgery it leaves minimal scar and early union […]