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With advances in the treatment of femoral shaft nonunion after intramedullary nailing, the optimal option remains controversial. This study aimed to quantitatively investigate outcomes in a comparison of exchange nailing and augmentative plating for ...
Hua Luo+5 more
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Ipsilateral Acetabular and Femoral Neck and Shaft Fractures
Floating hip injuries and ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures are rare. Additionally, the simultaneous occurrence of these injuries is extremely rare, and only one case report of the simultaneous occurrence of these injuries has been published ...
Hideto Irifune+3 more
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Operative as well as non operative treatment methods have been described for management of femoral shaft fracture in adults. Non operative management of adult femoral shaft fracture is uncommon as operative management has better functional outcome.
Deeptiman James
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Introduction The role of open cerclage wiring in comminuted femoral shaft fracture treatment with intramedullary nails remains unclear. Here, we analyzed the effect of open cerclage wiring and the risk factors for nonunion after interlocking nailing in ...
Tzu-Hao Wang+6 more
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Biomechanical properties of bone in a mouse model of Rett syndrome [PDF]
Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked genetic disorder and a major cause of intellectual disability in girls. Mutations in the methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (<i>MECP2</i>) gene are the primary cause of the disorder.
Cobb, Stuart R+8 more
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Purpose. Owing to unpredictable femoral neck reduction, reconstruction nails are not suitable for fixation of group 3 ipsilateral femoral neck-shaft fractures. We developed a new one-step fixation technique to overcome this problem.
SH Lin, CW Lo, SC Cheng, MY Kuo, LS Chin
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Background: Distal femoral fractures account for 3-6% of adult femoral fractures and 0.4% of all fractures and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates.
Akib M Khan, Quen O. Tang, D. Spicer
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Femoral Shaft Cortical Pathology associated with longterm Alendronate Therapy: A New Classification [PDF]
There are reported cases of cortical reaction over the tension side of the normal femoral shafts in patients on long term treatment with alendronate, leading to subsequent femoral shaft fractures.
MK Kwan+5 more
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Current Concepts in Paediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures
Pediatric femoral shaft fractures account for less than 2% of all fractures in children. However, these are the most common pediatric fractures necessitating hospitalization and are associated with prolonged hospital stay, prolonged immobilization and ...
R. John+6 more
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Background Preoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities delays surgery in patients with femoral shaft fractures and impairs functional recovery.
Weijie Yang+8 more
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