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Chapter-037 AIDS and the Orthopedic Surgeon

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Orthopedics & Trauma (4 Volumes)

Author
1. Rajderkar SS
2. Ranjalkar SA
ISBN
9789385891052
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12869_38
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1. Govt. Medical College, Miraj, Government Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra, India
2. Postgraduate Institute of Swasthiyog Pratisthan, Extension Area, Miraj, Postgraduate Institute of Swasthiyog Pratishthan, Miraj, Maharashtra, India
Chapter keywords
AIDS, orthopedic, human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, trauma, hemophiliacs, polytrauma, arthroplasty, musculoskeletal

Abstract

This chapter discusses AIDS and the orthopedic surgeon. AIDS, an acronym for “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome”, was first defined by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta in 1982. It is now redefined (1987) as a disability or life-threatening illness caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) characterized by HIV encephalopathy, HIV wasting syndrome or certain diseases due to immunodeficiency in a person with laboratory evidences for HIV infection or without certain other causes of immunodeficiency. The effects of trauma on the HIV patient remain of great interest today. The outcome of trauma in terms of union and complications has been greatly influenced by antiretroviral therapy. Hemophiliacs with HIV are probably a special group in that they are prone to bleeding around their joints.

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