Dr Vivek Mahajan , Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics Father Muller Medical College, Kankanady, Mangalore-575002, India e-mail: mvivek@hotmail.com Dr Vivek Mahajan has been involved in pioneearing work in PRP and has published reports in Literature. Below is an up-to-date review on current status of PRP in orthopaedics We thank Dr Vivek to provide us with this write up Platelet Rich Plasma in Orthopaedics: A...

IORG Evidence Based Series: Single Bundle vs Double Bundle ACL reconstruction The question of which technique is better exists between double and single bundle ACL Reconstruction. Recent metanaalysis by Eck et al from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center tries to answer this question Single-bundle versus double-bundle reconstruction for anterior cruciate ligament rupture: a meta-analysis–does anatomy matter? Purpose : To determine...

IORG Literature Update – 7th – 13th Nov 2011 IORG Spine Update Is transforaminal endoscopic discectomy better than open micodiscectomy? LINK – READ UPDATE    IORG Sports Medicine Update Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Strategies in Meniscus Lesions. Is there any future? LINK – READ UPDATE   IORG Paediatric Orthopaedic Update Supracondylar Humerus Fractures- Does remodeling of the bone affect the...

IORG Literature Update – 31st Oct - 6th Nov 2011 IORG Spine Update How Effective are Caudal Epidural injections in treatment of Lumbar disc herniation and radiculitis? LINK – READ UPDATE    IORG Sports Medicine Update Platelet-Rich Plasma Intra-Articular Injection Versus Hyaluronic Acid Viscosupplementation as Treatments for Cartilage Pathology: From Early Degeneration to Osteoarthritis. LINK – READ UPDATE   IORG...

IORG Literature Update – 24th - 30th Oct 2011 IORG Spine Update 1. Is greater lumbar vertebral BMD associated with more disk degeneration? A study using µCT and discography. LINK – READ UPDATE    IORG Sports Medicine Update 1.Single bundle anterior cruciate reconstruction does not restore normal knee kinematics at six months: An upright MRI study. LINK – READ UPDATE    IORG Paediatric Orthopaedic Update 1.Effect...