Shirsha Ray

Department of Orthopaedics, Dr D Y Patil Medical College and hospital, Pune, India

Publications

• Research Article
  Comparison between percutaneous screw fixation and plate fixation for calcaneal fractures
  Author(s): Vinod Nair, Rajesh Pareek*, Swaroop Salunkhe, Shirsha Ray, Siddharth and Amol Patil
  
  Introduction: Fractures of the calcaneum, the most commonly injured tarsal bone, has an incidence of approximately 1%-2% of all fractures. About three quarters of all calcaneal fractures are intra-articular and involve the subtalar joint. The most common mode of injury is a fall from height with impact being directly on the heel. There are various methods of treatment for fractures of the calcaneum such as kirschner wire fixation, percutaneous cannulated screw fixation and plate fixation and yet there is still no single method which has proven to give consistently favourable results. Material and Methods: This retrospective study was carried out by assessing patients with calcaneal fractures admitted to D Y Patil Medical College and hospital from June 2019 to March 2021. A group of these patients were treated by percutaneous screw fixation while plate fixa.. Read More»