Treatment of acute avulsion of posterior cruciate ligament of left knee with bony fragment by Siddha Varmam therapy and traditional bone setting method.
Bone setting
PCL fracture
Siddha varmam therapy
Journal
Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine
ISSN: 0975-9476
Titre abrégé: J Ayurveda Integr Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101551404
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
16
12
2017
revised:
15
05
2018
accepted:
24
05
2018
pubmed:
13
1
2019
medline:
13
1
2019
entrez:
13
1
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A 42-year-old man with the complaints of left knee swelling, severe pain, difficult to stand was reported to Siddha Varmam division after a road accident. He was diagnosed as acute avulsion of Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). It was diagnosed based on the history of trauma, knee pain and swelling after trauma, positive posterior drawer test and avulsion fracture shown by radiograph. He was treated with Siddha Varmam therapy and traditional bone setting. After a month of treatment, the PCL avulsion fracture got healed without any surgical interventions and patient able to walk normally. This case report summarises the novel Siddha Varmam therapy and traditional bone setting treatments for acute avulsion of PCL with bony fragment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30635248
pii: S0975-9476(17)30634-4
doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2018.05.008
pmc: PMC6598807
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
135-138Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2018 Transdisciplinary University, Bangalore and World Ayurveda Foundation. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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