A new mobile phone application that answers all queries related to orthopedic and trauma issues in children has been developed by a team of experts.
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Clubfoot is a congenital foot deformity affecting the shape or position of one or both feet. Around 30-50% of the cases of club foot are bilateral.
Clubfoot is a congenital foot deformity affecting the shape or position of one or both feet. Around 30-50% of the cases of club foot are bilateral.
‘The app, developed by KGMU's paediatric orthopaedic department, is designed to answer queries on club foot, first aid methods, transportation of children to the hospital with orthopedic emergencies and other such difficulties.’
The department in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Orthopaedic Association (UPOA) has also held a state level skill enhancement programme on the use, relevance and importance of the 'Ponseti technique' of plaster for clubfoot correction in children. With over 80 participants, the programme aimed at training and educating doctors, nurses and paramedical staff on the technique which can reduce the requirement for surgical correction of clubfoot by more than 80 per cent.
"The technique was first used in Uganda in the 1980s and has been in practice ever since but not many expert hands are available to tackle the technicality to perfection, especially in the rural and peripheral areas, from where most patients of clubfoot arise," said Professor Ajai Singh, head of the KGMU's paediatric orthopaedic department.
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New hydrogel showed reduction in an infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus - a common infection in orthopedic surgery - along with regeneration within large bone defects.
New hydrogel showed reduction in an infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus - a common infection in orthopedic surgery - along with regeneration within large bone defects.
To fill the gap of having the right skill for using the Ponseti technique, KGMU is also disseminating its treatment protocol at for a wider knowledge base.
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