Pramod TK MBBS
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Best Aid to Orthopedics
First Edition: 2012
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5Dedicated to
My mother Nagarathnamma R
My father Kariyanna R
My sisters Ms Bharathi TK and Rajashree TK
My nephews Sushruth, Pranav and Chhota Nawab
The God I trust Lord Sri Lakshmi Ranganatha
7Preface
It is immense pleasure to write preface to this very first book, I ever authored, though many are following in the line. Well friends, I started making notes in my final year of MBBS for orthopedics as I did not find books which were easy-to-study in the limited time available. Most of them were too voluminous and management of time was a real problem. My notes helped me a lot in preparing for the examination and also made revisions easy and less time-consuming task. I just wanted to share the same notes which I had made by referring a lot of books in my college library rack and have brought out the same as book, with a lot of additions, deletions and substitutions. I have gone to the depth which students like, yet have made sure almost nothing is left out. I just have tried sincerely to make study of orthopedics a really easy and lovable job even during examinations. The book was first used to prepare for examinations by me followed by a couple of my juniors.
The book is arranged in Question and Answer format. Hence, this makes preparation for examinations an easy task. The answers are written in a pointwise fashion. I have added a lot of mnemonics so that memorization and reproduction of the answers in the examinations becomes an easy task. The tables and flow charts make grasping the subject very easy. The line diagrams are simple enough to write in the examinations. This is not a textbook but a 8preparatory manual for examination. Even the postgraduates may use the same for quick revision. I have personally typed each and every word of the book as I refused to compromise on any aspect. I have gone through all the books available in my college library to write this one.
Dear friends, there is no shortcut to success. All are equally blessed by God. Persistence is the only thing that will help in long run of the MBBS marathon. Believe in yourself. Keep cool. Nothing is impossible. Make the most of “now”. It is just few months from you guys graduating as doctors. I wish you all the very best for the same and the journey beyond. Happy studying.
“Hey, Don't ever let somebody tell you… You can't do something. Not even me. All right? You got a dream… You gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you can't do it. If you want something, go get it.”
—Christopher Gardner
“Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn! Look to this Day! For it is Life, the very Life of Life. In its brief course lie all the Verities and Realities of your Existence. The Bliss of Growth, The Glory of Action, The Splendor of Beauty; For Yesterday is but a Dream, And Tomorrow is only a Vision; But Today well lived makes Every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness, And every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope. Look well therefore to this Day! Such is the Salutation of the Dawn!”
—Kaviratna Kalidasa
“…Almost Everything—all External Expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment of failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truely important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart”
—Steve Jobs
All the comments, corrections, appreciations and criticism are welcome. I would also like to know if any topic in the book is not adequately written or if any has been given undue importance from examination point of view. Kindly let me know if I, by chance, have left out any high-yield topic. I will be happy to receive the mails and will try to reply them at the earliest. Kindly mail them to drtkpram@gmail.com
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Pramod TK
11How to Contribute to Best Aid to Orthopedics?
Dear friends,
I request you people to share with me high-yield relevant material you may have. The materials sent will be gone through in detail and will be used in the book. I will acknowledge your name in the edition in which the same will be used. If you are sending it from a book or a website, kindly provide full information of the same. Kindly send in:
- Mnemonics
- Tables
- Flow charts
- Notes
- Diagrams
- New facts and updates
- High-yield topic that I might have left out.
All contributions, however, may be subjected to further alterations, replacement or removal based upon the need. Kindly send your contributions to drtkpram@gmail.com.
Pramod TK
13Acknowledgments
I am grateful to my mother and father for their visions and sacrifices which have made me whatever little I am today in life. My sisters have nurtured me since I was a kid, I have no words to describe them. My nephews help me to remain cheerful and childish enough even now!!!
I am thankful to Dr Sudarshan, Dean and Principal, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, who directed me to Dr Sudakar HH, Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, KIMS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. I am grateful to Dr Sudakar, who guided me at every step.
I express my gratitude to Dr BS Jayaram, Associate Professor of Orthopedics, KIMS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, and to Dr Phaneesha MS, Professor of Orthopedics and Spine Surgery, St John's Medical College, for providing me many of the X-ray films used in the book and for their constant guidance and encouragement. I have learnt a lot of lessons from both.
Dr Lokesh M, Assistant Professor of Orthopedics, KIMS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, has helped me in reading the X-ray films.
I remember the selfless and great efforts of Dr Chetan Murthy, Dr Tahera Jameel and Dr Amrithavarshini who have helped me in editing the book.
Dr Anil Kumar (previously Assistant Professor, SMC, Tumkur, Karnataka, India) has gone through the text thoroughly and has corrected it and has given his valuable suggestions. I am grateful to him.
Beautiful line diagrams were drawn by Anandamurthy. I appreciate his commitment.
I was assisted by my friends Pramod S, Rakesh SG, Dr Harish KC, Dr Vijay Ramaraju G, Dr Chetan Kumar N, Dr Namitha Devraj, Mala, Harsha, Sudakar MB, Swathi and Niveditha through their help without which the book would not have been complete.
I remember the constant support provided by Pramod S, Chandrakala S, Asha MB, Parvathi, Chandana Murthy and Prasad Srinivasa. I thank all seniors, juniors, postgraduates and my teachers who taught me medicine.
Last but not least, I thank all my teachers who have taught me till date.