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Dr.Senthilvelan Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon If you have queries Contact 9566222533/nexusortho@yahoo.com Anatomy of Scapulothoracic Joint The scapula is a large, flat, triangular bone that lies along the posterior surface of the thoracic cage between the second and seventh ribs. The scapula … Read More

Dr.Senthilvelan Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon For queries Contact 9566222533/nexusortho@yahoo.com The rotator cuff muscles are: 1. Supraspinatus 2. Infraspinatus 3. Teres Minor 4. Subscapularis The tendons of these muscle coalesce to form the rotator cuff. The muscles are inseparable at this level, … Read More

Bone disease in Multiple Myeloma Dr.Srinivasan Narayanan Consultant Haematologist For appointments /Queries Contact 956622253/ nexusortho@yahoo.com What is Multiple Myeloma? Myeloma is a type of cancer, usually arising in the bone marrow plasma cells producing abnormal proteins. It can affect the … Read More

Calcific Tendinitis of Shoulder Dr.Senthilvelan Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon For Appointments/Queries Contact 9566222533/nexusortho@yahoo.com What is calcific tendinitis of the shoulder? Calcific tendonitis is a condition that causes the formation of a small, usually about 1-2 centimetre size, calcium deposit within the … Read More

SLAP Tear (Superior Labral tear from anterior to Posterior) tear. Dr.Senthilvelan Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon For Appointments and Queries Contact 9566222533/nexusortho@yahoo.com What is SLAP Tear ? The biceps tendon is attached to the superior aspect of the socket of the shoulder … Read More

Dr Senthil Velan MBBS, MRCS(UK) FRCS (Tr &Ortho), FEBOT(France), Fellow European Board Orthopaedics and Trauma., D Ortho,Dip SICOT(Honk Kong). Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Apollo Hospitals Ayanambakkam , Chennai, India For appointments and queries contact us on Ph 9566222533/ nexusortho@yahoo.com Shoulder dislocation … Read More

Shoulder arthritis What is it? Arthritis is wear and tear of the joint. Osteoarthritis is a slow process that develops over a number of years. With this type of arthritis the joint cartilage gradually becomes thin and roughened. The bone … Read More

Frozen Shoulder Frozen Shoulder causes Pain and limitations of movements of Shoulder. 2% and 5%of the general population can be affected by this condition . It is more common in women than in men and the age of sufferers tends … Read More

Development and Morphology of Shoulder Evidence points to the development of upper limb evolutionarily , from from the folds of epidermis in fish species Rhipidistian crossopterygian. The pectoral part developed in to the upper limb and the pelvic fin has … Read More

What is it? A nerve called ulnar nerve supplies the index and ring fingers.It runs underneath the inside part of bone in the elbow(medial epicondyle) and tip of elbow(olecranon).It can get compressed in this tunnel and this is known as … Read More