“These results highlight that, even under optimal surgical conditions, the benefits of operative treatment with a locking plate for displaced proximal humeral fractures in elderly patients ...

Risk for periprosthetic fracture after THA may be more closely correlated with femoral stem design vs. use of cement. Researchers challenged the current cement-centric stem classification approach.

Fractures, classified into non-fragility and fragility, including fractures of femur, pelvis, shoulder and upper arm, and forearm/wrist. Incidence of fracture, and mortality within 90 days and 1 year, ...

This study describes the rates of hip fracture in subjects with knee osteoarthritis before and after having a total knee replacement (TKR), compared with matched controls. Methods A population-based ...

Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany Introduction: Injuries to the epiphyseal plate are of ...

The ACL prevents the tibia (shin bone) from sliding in front of the femur (thigh bone) and gives rotational stability to the knee ... X-rays are done to evaluate for other injuries, such as a fracture ...

The whole tibia, distal femoral ... fracture according to the clinical fracture classification of association for the study of internal fixation. The tibia was divided into two major fragments with a ...

“With recent advances in surgical techniques and fixation for distal femur fractures, including modern intramedullary nails and locking plates, we believe that patients can often be permitted to bear ...

is pleased to announce the launch of its new Distal Femoral Osteotomy System (DFOS). The system includes implants to treat ... With our new, pediatric specific DFOS, surgeons now can choose from a ...