Orthopedics Thesis/Dissertation Topics for MS/DNB.​

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1. Radiological prevalence of precursors of anatomic variations of femoro-acetabular impingement.
2. Evaluation of the effectiveness of two different local injection types for treatment of patients of chronic tennis elbow.
3. Evaluation of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection in primary osteoarthritis of knee.
4. Functional and radiological outcome in distal radius fractures treated with locking compression plate.
5. Role of extracorporeal shockwave therapy and injectable corticosteroids in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis: a comparative study of 100 patients.
6. To describe the clinical outcomes in management of comminuted fractures of radial head using radial head replacement prosthesis.
7. To determine prevalence of true rotational malalignment after closed intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft and subtrochanteric fractures of femur in a tertiary health care centre.
8. The study of management of isolated or with medial malleolus distal fibula fractures by hook plate.
9. Functional outcome of arthroscopic assisted mini open rotator cuff tear repair.
10. Comprehensive study of operative management of fractures of distal end radius.
11. Role of intramedullary nailing in treatment of fracture clavicle.
12. Radiological assessment and intra-operative correlation of length and diameter of hamstrings tendons to be used in ligament reconstruction of knee joint and other variables associated with respect to the length and diameter of the hamstrings tendons.
13. Primary total knee arthroplasty using total knee prosthesis for the management of primary degenerative osteoarthritis in adults.
14. Prospective study of management of fracture proximal tibia by different modalities.
15. Functional outcome of lumbar canal stenosis managed by laminectomy and decompression: a prospective study.
16. Study of surgical treatment of diaphyseal fractures of femur in adults treated with intramedullary interlocking nailing.
17. Prospective study of surgical management of bimalleolar fractures with various modalities.
18. Functional outcome of unstable thoracolumbar spine fracture managed by posterior decompression and fixation with pedicle screw.
19. Functional outcome in osteoarthritis patients treated with primary total knee arthroplasty at a tertiary health care centre.
20. Functional outcome of primary cemented bipolar hemiarthroplasty in the management of unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures among elderly patients.
21. Functional outcome of closed intramedullary interlocking nailing among patients with type I and type II open fracture of femoral shaft.
22. Functional outcome of arthroscopic reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament with quadrupled semitendinosus autograft.
23. A study of fractures of proximal humerus in adults treated with open reduction and internal fixation with proximal humerus locking plate.
24. To study the clinical and functional outcome of revision total knee replacement.
25. Assessment of functional outcomes of posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fractures treated surgically.
26. To assess the functional outcomes and results of radial club hand (type III and IV) treated with soft tissue distraction and percutaneous centralization.
27. Role of monolateral external fixator in the management of femoral non-union.
28. A retrospective and prospective study to assess functional outcome of aseptic femoral diaphyseal non-union treated with K-nail and plate fixation.
29. To study the surgical and functional outcome of treatment of coronal plane fracture of proximal tibia.
30. To compare the functional outcome of total knee replacement in varus and valgus deformity.
31. To study the functional outcome of surgical management of proximal humerus fracture.
32. A comparative study of proximal femoral nail versus dynamic hip sliding plate and screw system for the treatment of intertrochanteric femoral fractures.
33. A prospective study of functional and clinical recovery following conventional lumbar discectomy.
34. Outcomes of congenital talipes equinovarus treated with Ponseti method.
35. Clinical effects of local infiltration of autologous platelet supernatant on supraspinatus tendinopathies.
36. DHS (dynamic hip screw) fixation augmented with Moore's pin in intertrochanteric fracture (IT) neck femur.
37. A comparative study between conventional intramedullary interlock humerus nail and tapping nail in fracture shaft humerus.
38. Outcome analysis of the use of allografts in spine fusion surgery.
39. Short term analysis of fixed bearing total knee arthroplasty.
40. A study of anterior decompression and instrumentation in tuberculosis of spine.
41. Locking compression plating for osteoporotic and peri-articular fractures: a short term outcome analysis.
42. Segmental loss of long bones treated by Ilizarov ring fixation.
43. The motor neurological outcome of traumatic central cord syndrome.
44. Management of extra articular distal tibial metaphyseal fractures by intramedullary interlocking nailing: a short term analysis.
45. Role of fluoroscopic guided percutaneous transpedicular biopsy in diagnosing spinal pathologies.
46. A study on surgical management of unstable pelvic fractures.
47. Analysis of in situ posterior spinal fusion with pedicle screws and rods in grade I and grade II isthmic and degenerative spondylolisthesis.
48. Short term analysis of primary cemented hemiarthroplasty for unstable trochanteric fractures in elderly patients.
49. Short term analysis of functional results of uncemented total hip arthroplasty.
50. Locking compression plating for distal femoral fractures: a short term outcome analysis.
51. A study on role of intramedullary interlocking nailing in the complex femoral shaft fractures: short term outcome analysis.
52. Prospective analysis of retrograde supracondylar nailing in the management of supracondylar and distal femoral fractures.
53. Metal on metal resurfacing hip arthroplasty for hip arthritis: a short term outcome analysis.
54. Prospective study of limb salvage surgery using allograft in malignant and aggressive benign bone tumours.
55. Analysis of the effectiveness and functional outcome of Klisic procedure in neglected developmental dysplasia of hip in children more than three years old.
56. Roy-Camille technique for lateral mass fixation in cervical spine facetal joint dislocation: a short term outcome analysis.
57. Short term analysis of various uses of cancellous femoral head and cortical allografts and their functional outcome in orthopaedic surgery.
58. Primary interlocking nailing and primary soft tissue cover in open fractures of tibia: a prospective study.
59. A study on anterior decompression and stabilisation of dorsolumbar spine burst fractures and caries spine.
60. Short term assessment of functional results of bipolar hip arthroplasty.
61. Short term assessment of functional results of surgically treated tibial plateau fractures.
62. Single stage global stabilization for subaxial cervical spine injuries.
63. Analysis of radiological and functional outcome of comminuted long bone fractures.
64. An outcome analysis of bicolumnar fixation in distal humerus fractures in adults.
65. Prospective study on the outcome analysis of internal fixation of proximal humerus fractures.
66. Prospective outcome analysis of various methods of management of compound fracture.
67. Short term functional outcome analysis of internal fixation of distal ulna fractures with concomitant distal radius fractures.
68. Functional outcome analysis of parallel-plate technique for distal humerus fractures.
69. A prospective study on short term functional outcome analysis of management of ipsilateral combined fractures of femoral neck / intertrochanteric and fracture shaft of femur using reconstruction nail.
70. Functional outcome of midshaft clavicle fracture treated with titanium elastic nail system: short term prospective outcome analysis.
71. Functional outcome analysis of bicolumn plating in bicondylar tibial plateau fractures.
72. A comparative study on functional outcome of unstable intertrochanteric fractures in elderly treated with bipolar hemiarthroplasty and dynamic hip screw fixation: short term prospective analysis.
73. Functional outcome analysis of open reduction and internal fixation of complex acetabular fractures.
74. Short term analysis (retrospective and prospective study) of the functional outcome in complex total primary hip replacement.
75. Functional outcome analysis of long bone fractures and dislocation with vascular injury.
76. Internal fixation of unstable intertrochanteric fractures with sliding hip screw and proximal locking compression plate: a short term prospective and comparative study.
77. Functional outcome of hemiarthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures: short term prospective outcome analysis.
78. Functional outcome of medial distal tibial locking compression plate fixation in distal tibial fractures: a prospective study.
79. Functional outcome of anterior decompression and fusion with locking cervical plate in subaxial cervical spine injuries.
80. A study of functional outcome of surgical management of ipsilateral femur and tibia fractures.
81. Functional outcome analysis of management of modified Bristow's repair in patients with recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation.
82. Prospective study on the closed interlocking humerus nailing in comminuted and segmental humerus fractures.
83. Short term comparative study of external fixation versus volar locking compression plate in the treatment of unstable distal radius fractures.
84. Assessment of the biomechanical properties of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using different techniques of fixation in a bovine knee model.
85. Review of surgical management of flexion distraction injury of the dorso-lumbar spine.
86. Review of a new technique for correction of cubitus varus deformity.
87. Review of tapered femoral stem fixation in cemented total hip replacement.
88. Functional and radiological outcome of neglected diaphyseal both bones forearm fractures in adult treated with plate osteosynthesis.
89. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with quadrupled hamstring tendon graft: a prospective follow up study and a study of proprioception in the anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee.
90. Comparison of fixed-bearing and mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty.
91. A prospective study comparing the early functional outcome and gait between lateral and posterior approaches in total hip arthroplasty.
92. Analysis of functional outcome and factors influencing the outcome of floating knee injuries.
93. Functional outcome of unstable pelvic fractures: a retrospective study.
94. Outcome of single stage anterior and posterior surgery for tuberculous paraplegia.
95. Outcome of Ilizarov fixator in infected nonunion tibia.
96. Functional outcome in patients with ankylosing spondylitis following total hip arthroplasty.
97. Functional and radiological outcome in low dysplastic spondylolisthesis: a case series.
98. Descriptive analysis of clavicle hook plate for the fractures of the lateral end of clavicle and acromioclavicular joint.
99. Flexible intramedullary nailing in the management of simple bone cyst.
100. Safety, efficacy and functional outcome of flexible nailing (ESIN) in unstable fractures of both bones of forearm in children.
101. Study of wear rate and its effects in cementless total hip arthroplasty.
102. The effect of major orthopaedic surgery on the nutritional status of the patients.