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Adult traumatic femoral shaft fractures: A review of the literature
Ibom Medical Journal, 2012 Background: Fractures of the shaft of the femur are common. Injuries leading to femoral shaft fractures are equally common. The femur presents itself to these injuries more than any other bone in the body.
Dim EM, Ugbeye ME, Ugwoegbulem OA
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 Background The literature is inconclusive as to whether an intramedullary nail changes the distribution of a subsequent ipsi- or contralateral fracture of the femur. We have compared the incidence, localisation, and fracture pattern of subsequent femoral
Kirsten Marie Larsen Grønhaug +4 more
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Trauma Case Reports, 2020 Concomitant ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures are uncommon high-energy injuries characteristically occurring in young adults. Between 75 and 100% of these injuries occur in association with polytrauma to other organ systems. Associated femoral
Seun Harewood +2 more
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Intra-Operative Fracture in Posterior-Stabilised Total Knee Arthroplasty
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015 Purpose. To review records of 17 patients who sustained a tibial or femoral intra-operative fracture during primary cemented total knee arthroplasty (TKA) Methods.
Alex HF Pun, Wai-Ki Pun, Peter Storey
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Acta Orthopaedica, 2020 Background and purpose — Unlike hip fractures, diaphyseal and distal femoral fractures in elderly patients have not been widely studied. We investigated the demographics, comorbidities and mortality of patients with femoral fractures at any anatomical ...
Olof Wolf +4 more
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Valgus Impacted Femoral Neck Fractures: Surgery or Non-Operative Approach?
Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma, 2021 Background: Non-operative management of valgus impacted femoral neck fracture leads to prolonged bed rest which may lead to deep vein thrombosis. The preferred method is the internal fixation because of pain control, enhanced mobilization, and better ...
Arvin Najafi +5 more
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The enigma of atypical femoral fractures
EFORT Open Reviews, 2018 Atypical femoral fractures (AFF) are stress or ‘insufficiency’ fractures, often complicated by the use of bisphosphonates or other bone turnover inhibitors. While these drugs are beneficial for the intact osteoporotic bone, they probably prevent a stress
M. S. Larsen, H. Schmal
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Cemented versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures
Medicine, 2019 Background: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness and safety of cemented versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures.
Fengfei Lin +4 more
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A systematic review of Vancouver B2 and B3 periprosthetic femoral fractures
The Bone & Joint Journal, 2017 Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the outcomes of Vancouver type B2 and B3 fractures by performing a systematic review of the methods of surgical treatment which have been reported.
Tanvir R. Khan +5 more
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Atypical Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2018 Bisphosphonate use has been associated with atypical femoral fractures (AFFs), defined by the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Task Force criteria, which currently exclude periprosthetic fractures.
J. Leclerc +5 more
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