Treatment of acute avulsion of posterior cruciate ligament of left knee with bony fragment by Siddha Varmam therapy and traditional bone setting method

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of ayurveda and integrative medicine 2019-04, Vol.10 (2), p.135-138
Hauptverfasser: Natarajan, S., Anbarasi, C., Meena, R., Muralidass, S.D., Sathiyarajeswaran, P., Gopakumar, K., Ramaswamy, R.S.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0975-9476
0976-2809
DOI:10.1016/j.jaim.2018.05.008