There were 113 (2.17%) patients with forklift-related crush injuries out of 5209 patients seen in our institution for injuries of the foot and ankle. Crush injury from the wheels of the forklift truck was the most common mechanism at 71 (62.8%) patients. The forefoot was the most commonly injured region, followed by the midfoot, hindfoot, and ankle, with almost one-third (28.3%) of the patients having multiple injuries to the foot.
Capsulitis is inflammation of any anatomical capsule. In the body, an anatomical capsule is a structure, generally made of fibrous tissue, that encases a part or parts. For example, the facet joints at the back of the spinal column are enclosed in capsules known aptly as facet joint capsules. Perhaps the most well-known form of capsulitis is adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder.
Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder. Dr Aditya Shetty â and Radswiki et al. Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder (also known as frozen shoulder) is a condition characterised by thickening and contraction of the shoulder joint capsule and surrounding synovium.Adhesive capsulitis can rarely affect other sites such as the ankle 8.he incidence in the general population is thought to be 3-5%. Adhesive capsulitis typically affects women in the 5 th to 6 th decades of life, although patients with co-morbidities such as diabetes may develop the condition at earlier ages.