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Verma A, Sarkar B, Bhakhar A, As SK. Letter to editor regarding "Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency of cervical nerve root for cervical radicular pain: a prospective randomized controlled trial" by Chalermkitpa-nit et al. Spine J 2023; 23:1941-1942. [PMID: 38007250 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Aman Verma
- Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249 203, India.
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249 203, India
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249 203, India
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249 203, India
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Bhakhar A, Paul N, Verma A, Chaudhary C, Sharma A, Sarkar B. Letter to the editor for "Poorly controlled diabetes: Glycosylated hemoglobin (HA1c) levels >8% are the tipping point for significantly worse outcomes following hip fracture in the geriatric population". Injury 2023; 54:111048. [PMID: 37783062 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.111048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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- Anurag Bhakhar
- Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care AIIMS, Rishikesh, India.
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care AIIMS, Rishikesh, India
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care AIIMS, Rishikesh, India
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care AIIMS, Rishikesh, India
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care AIIMS, Rishikesh, India
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care AIIMS, Rishikesh, India
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Bhakhar A, Sarkar B, Sharma A, Paul N. Letter to the editor for "Outcomes of cement augmentation in fragility hip fracture: A Multicenter randomized control trial follow-up". Injury 2023; 54:110912. [PMID: 37406554 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.110912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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- Anurag Bhakhar
- Department of trauma surgery and critical care, AIIMS, Rishikesh, India.
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- Department of trauma surgery and critical care, AIIMS, Rishikesh, India
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- Department of trauma surgery and critical care, AIIMS, Rishikesh, India
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- Department of trauma surgery and critical care, AIIMS, Rishikesh, India
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Bhakhar A, Sharma A, Kaganur R, Pragadeeshwaran J, Paul N, Kumar Dhukia R, Bagarhatta M, Joshi N, Mor A, Sachdeva A. Outcomes of Osteoid Osteoma Treated by Percutaneous CT-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation. Cureus 2023; 15:e42675. [PMID: 37649955 PMCID: PMC10463101 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.42675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction Osteoid osteomas are the most frequent true benign bone tumor in the adolescent age group and the third most prevalent benign bone tumor overall. This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of the procedure and correlate it with the analgesia offered because of the significant burden of this illness and new literature supporting the successful outcomes of image-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in osteoid osteoma. Methodology This hospital-based interventional trial was carried out in a tertiary care referral center. Forty-two patients with osteoid osteoma, ranging in age from 9 to 30, were included in the study. The patients received RFA guided by computed tomography (CT), and they were postoperatively monitored at one, two, and four weeks and three, six months, and 12 months. A numerical pain scale (NPS) was used to evaluate the patient's pain both before and after the procedure. The preoperative and postoperative results were contrasted. Results A total of 42 participants were enrolled in the study. Eight (19.05%) women and 34 (80.95%) men made up the group. Complete pain alleviation (NPS=0) was attained in 42.8% and 96.4% of the study group in the first and second weeks post-procedure. Almost all patients began protected weight-bearing at one week, according to their level of pain tolerance. Osteoid osteoma of the talus was a remnant lesion in one patient that required further treatment after two weeks. During the duration of the follow-up, no problems were recorded. Conclusion Percutaneous CT-guided RFA of osteoid osteoma is a safe, minimally invasive procedure and greatly reduces the duration of hospitalization. It has excellent functional outcomes and no known complications.
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- Anurag Bhakhar
- Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND
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- Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Patna, IND
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND
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- Department of Orthopaedics, SMS (Sawai Man Singh) Medical College, Jaipur, IND
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, SMS (Sawai Man Singh) Medical College, Jaipur, IND
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- Department of Orthopaedics, SMS (Sawai Man Singh) Medical College, Jaipur, IND
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, IND
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, IND
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