Nepal Orthopedic Association Journal (NOAJ)

Sports-related injuries are rising correspondingly as sports become an increasingly integral part of life in developing countries like Nepal. Whether it’s the growing enthusiasm for football, cricket, volleyball, or traditional sports, more people, especially youth, are engaging in physical activities that expose them to potential injuries.1 While the benefits of ...

Dupuytren’s contracture of the palm and hand, is a benign fibroproliferative disorder of the fascial tissue. It may also occur as Dupuytren’s diasthesis. Exact etiology is not known and association with diaseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hereditary autosomal dominance has been implicated. Small finger is the most commonly affected finger ...

Background: Management of open fractures often presents a challenge to the treating surgeon due to the complexity of
the injury and the risk of infection associated with it. Familiarity with the patterns of open fracture enhances preparedness
and thus improves the outcome. Hence, this study aims to determine ...

Introduction: Informed written consent acts as a legal and ethical document of proof of adequate pre-operative counseling and demands the effective participation of both surgeons and patients. However, studies suggest that there is inadequacy and lack of compliance while obtaining informed consent. This results in poor patient participation and ultimately ...

Background: Acute hand and wrist injuries are often neglected and result in poor outcomes. Newer studies have suggested that the patterns of these injuries have changed due to changes in the mechanism of injury. This study aims to find out the prevalence of acute hand and wrist injuries in patients ...

Introduction: The gold standard, effective treatment for high-grade osteoarthritis of knees is total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Surgical results are excellent, with favorable early postoperative health-related quality of life. Ease of daily activities of living after TKR was evaluated using clinical and functional scores.
Methods: Analysis of 42 cases with ...

Background: Low back pain is a common problem in patients visiting orthopedics clinics. Around 80% normal population experience low back pain, among those 15 percent have neurological back pain due to lumbar disc herniation. This study aims to associate clinical signs with X-rays and other radiological parameters.
Methods: Fifty ...

Stress fractures are characterized by atraumatic partial or incomplete fractures, encompassing both fatigue and insufficiency fractures. The majority of stress fractures fall within the fatigue type, particularly prevalent in individuals participating in repetitive and intense physical activities for which they are not accustomed. This phenomenon is notably observed in military ...

Osteoarticular tuberculosis (TB) constitutes 1-3 % of cases of which about 10% affect the foot and ankle. In foot TB, the calcaneus is the most commonly affected bone. TB calcaneum is a rare entity and a high index of clinical suspicion along with imaging studies helps in diagnosis. Thorough debridement ...

Glass foreign body injuries, especially in the foot, are common occurrences in our part of the world owing to barefoot walking practice. Despite exploration, there are chances of retention of foreign bodies in the wound which can later result in complications such as chronic pain, granuloma formation, infection, and secondary ...