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TREATMENT OF FRACTURE OF THE FEMUR [PDF]
SERIES OF FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR REPORTED IN RECENT AMERICAN LITERATURE Nis reported 575 cases of simple fracture of the femur occurring in the Charity Hospital at New Orleans during ten and one-half years. Of these fractures, ninety-six, or 16.7 per cent., were of the neck of the femur.
Kellogg Speed
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Prevalence of Surgical Site Infection in Patients With Femoral Shaft Fracture [PDF]
Background: The surgical site infections (SSIs) associated with orthopedic surgeries are prevalent since the commonly used implantation techniques increase the risk of infection. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of SSI in patients with femoral
Ali Attarian+4 more
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Femur morphometry and correlation between proximal and distal parts
Purpose: The harmony of the morphometric features of the proximal and distal parts of the femur is very important in terms of biomechanical function. The aim of the study is to examine the correlation between the proximal and distal parts of the femur ...
Serdar Babacan, Mustafa Deniz
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Rotationplasty or Borggreve-Van Ness surgery is lower limb salvage surgery, indicated mainly in the management of femoral bone sarcoma and congenital femur malformations in children.
Jean Gaillard+11 more
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Clinical and radiological evaluation of tie-in osteosynthesis with intramedullary threaded pin in diaphyseal humeral, tibial, and femoral fractures in dogs [PDF]
Th e aim of this study was to perform the "tie-in" osteosynthesis technique using an intramedullary threaded pin for the treatment of diaphyseal humerus, tibia, and femur fractures in dogs, thus minimizing rotational movements and strengthening ...
Uğur AYDIN+6 more
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Imaging Pitfall in the Pediatric Knee: Irregular Epiphyseal Ossification at the Femoral Condyle
Teaching point: Age-related variability in endochondral ossification of the femoral condyles in children is a normal variant of skeletal maturation and should not be misdiagnosed as osteochondritis dissecans or any other epiphyseal abnormality.
Frederiek Laloo+2 more
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Large Volume Osteosarcomas of the Femur Treated with Total Femoral Replacement [PDF]
Patients with extensive malignancies involving the femur often require total femoral replacement when their limbs can be salvaged. Reported series are small and involve heterogeneity of tumours.
Pan KL+5 more
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Abstract This chapter provides a detailed description of the Sterkfontein hominin femora and additional comparative and functional interpretations of these fossils, all of which are incomplete but still provide important information. While some have postulated that the differences among Sterkfontein femora reflect taxonomic differences ...
DeSilva, J, Grabowski, M
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Atypical Femur Fracture Risk versus Fragility Fracture Prevention with Bisphosphonates.
BACKGROUND Bisphosphonates are effective in reducing hip and osteoporotic fractures. However, concerns about atypical femur fractures have contributed to substantially decreased bisphosphonate use, and the incidence of hip fractures may be increasing ...
D. Black+7 more
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Background: The clinical outcomes (time to ambulation, length of stay, and home discharge) after proximal femoral nail (PFN) for proximal femoral fractures (PFF) is dependent on successful pain management. Currently, the lumbar erector spinae plane block
Sandeep Diwan+5 more
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