Murali Poduval

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Is anyone familiar with THA in renal failure?

Dear friends A 24, year old male was sent by our nephrologists today. He is a case of renal failure on dialysis. He has undergone live donor transplant and the graft was rejected. Now he has graft...

10 September 2014 7,046 5 View

How essential is urinary catheterisation in the peri-operative period of a hip arthroplasty?

I usually prefer an indwelling catheter during surgery in a hip arthroplasty and get it out the next morning or as soon as the patient is comfortable and stable. Recently I was faced with a...

02 June 2014 5,152 6 View

How important is preoperative screening for infective foci prior to an arthroplasty?

Is it important to screen a patient for dental caries, ear infections, skin and urinary infections prior to an elective arthroplasty? If essential, what action must be taken if one detects a...

12 May 2014 10,032 13 View

How should one tackle a culture negative implant infection?

What is the course of action in an arthroplasty which is infected clinically but is culture negative? I find this a difficult situation in many orthopaedic infections not only arthroplasty where...

21 April 2014 3,609 10 View