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Conservative management versus open reduction and internal fixation for mid-shaft clavicle fractures in adults - The Clavicle Trial: Study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Clavicle fractures account for around 4% of all fractures and up to 44% of fractures of the shoulder girdle. Fractures of the middle third (or mid-shaft) account for approximately 80% of all clavicle fractures.
Cobiella Carlos   +71 more
core   +2 more sources

INTRAVERTEBRAL EXPANDABLE IMPLANTS IN THORACOLUMBAR VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Current scientific evidence enhances the importance of the anatomic restauration of vertebral bodies with compression fractures aiming, as with other human body joints, to obtain a biomechanic and functional spine as close as the one prior to the ...
Josué Pereira Gabriel (12653454)   +1 more
core   +3 more sources

Compression Fracture in Postpartum Osteoporosis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Bone Metabolism, 2013
Osteoporosis is mainly a problem in postmenopausal women. However, we had a case of postpartum compression fracture associated with osteoporosis. A 42-year-old multiparous woman had undergone tertiary cesarean section without complications 1 month before. She was breast-feeding her baby and had no other bone-related complication history.
Kim, Tae-Hee   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Intramedullary Compression Screw Fixation of Proximal Phalangeal Fractures: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yes, 2020
Proximal phalangeal fractures have traditionally been fixed via either Kirschner wires or dorsal plating. Concerns regarding lack of compression and potential for infection with wire fixation, and adhesion formation and stiffness with plating, have lead ...
An, VVG   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Lumbar spondylolisthesis is a risk factor for osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a case–control study

open access: yesJournal of International Medical Research, 2018
Objective This study aimed to identify the risk factors for vertebral compression fractures in patients with osteoporosis. Methods A total of 864 patients with osteoporosis were enrolled in a retrospective study from February 2010 to June 2016.
Peng Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occult Posterior Pelvic Ring Fractures in Elderly Patients with Osteoporotic Pubic Rami Fractures

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2010
Purpose. To evaluate postoperative walking status of elderly patients with osteoporotic pubic rami fractures with or without posterior pelvic ring fractures. Methods.
Tak-Wing Lau, Frankie Leung
doaj   +1 more source

Corrective surgery for kyphosis in a case of Gaucher's disease without history of vertebral compression fractures

open access: yesSpine Surgery and Related Research, 2017
Introduction: Gaucher's disease is a congenital metabolic disorder characterized by the accumulation of glucocerebroside in the reticuloendothelial system. Its clinical manifestations include splenomegaly, osteopenia, and pathological fractures. Cases of
Kenyu Ito   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

LONGITUDINAL PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF A DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE CLASSIFIED AS OTA TYPE-C, WHICH IS TREATED WITH A LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE, IS EXAMINED

open access: yesStudent's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Background: A research investigation aimed to assess the functional outcomes achieved through the application of locking compression plates for the treatment of OTA type-C distal femoral fractures.
Subhendu Naik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

SPECIFICS OF TRANSOSSEOUS OSTEOSYNTHESIS FOR MULTIFRAGMENTAL AND IMPRESSED-COMPRESSION CALCANEOUS FRACTURES

open access: yes, 2023
The article deals with the specifics of the most severe types of calcaneus fractures – multifragmental and impressed-compression fractures. Transosseous osteosynthesis with Ilizarov and other external fixators for bloodless sparing reposition is optimal ...
Emelin Alexey Lvovich   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The epidemiology of fractures in England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Introduction: Fractures are a considerable public health burden in the United Kingdom but information on their epidemiology is limited. Objective: This study aims to estimate the true annual incidence and lifetime prevalence of fractures in England ...
Reckless, IP   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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