Enhancing rotational placement of reconstruction prostheses of the distal femur after sarcoma resection [PDF]
Introduction: Currently there are no accepted international guidelines for the correct placement of reconstruction prostheses in the axial plane of the femur after en bloc resection.
De Smet, Arne+2 more
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An extendable modular endoprosthetic system for bone tumour management in the leg [PDF]
A modular endoprosthetic system has been developed at the Groningen University Hospital and the University of Twente. The system can bridge a defect resulting from the resection of a malignant bone tumour which has developed around the knee joint of a ...
Grootenboer, H.J.+7 more
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The third osseous ambiguous tubercle - A study on Indian population
Background & Aim: Bony prominences on the medial side of the lower end of femur include the adductor tubercle and the medial epicondyle. A third osseous ambiguous tubercle or the Gastrocnemius tubercle is often noted about which there is not much mention
R Sudha, P Sasikala
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The use of the knee spanning Ilizarov method as a treatment procedure in infected nonunion of the distal femur with bone loss [PDF]
Background Infected nonunion of the distal femur is a very difficult entity to treat; it grossly affects daily living and adds economic burden to the society.
Kumar Jha Dipak, Kumar Mallick Sunny
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Hominin lower limb bones from Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa (1998–2003 excavations)
We describe late Pliocene and early Pleistocene hominin fossils from Sterkfontein Caves (South Africa), including two femoral specimens, as well as a partial tibia and a partial fibula.
Travis Rayne Pickering+4 more
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Development of a test system to analyze different hip fracture osteosyntheses under simulated walking [PDF]
The mechanical complications of osteosyntheses after hip fractures are previously investigated by mostly static or dynamic uniaxial loading test systems.
Bachmeier, Samuel+5 more
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Ichneumonid wasps from Madagascar. VI. The genus Pristomerus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) [PDF]
Pristomerus species of Madagascar are revised. We report 15 species, of which 12 are newly described: P. guinness sp. nov., P. hansoni sp. nov., P. kelikely sp. nov., P. keyka sp. nov., P. moramora sp. nov., P. melissa sp. nov., P. patator sp.
Rousse, Pascal+2 more
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Unusual biological behavior of femoral liposarcoma [PDF]
Introduction Liposarcoma of a bone is a very rare tumor of the fatty marrow, originating from lipoblasts. Its frequency is 1:1000 of all bone tumors.
Stojanović Milan+2 more
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Structure of comminuted fractures of long bones in dogs according to the principles of AO/ASIF classification (24 clinical cases) [PDF]
The study of the structure of morbidity or individual nosological groups of diseases involves not only establishing the degree of their prevalence, but also, depending on the methodology of such studies, makes it possible to identify the prevailing ...
Chemerovskiy V.+4 more
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Strength analyses of screws for femoral neck fractures [PDF]
This article represents a multidisciplinary approach to biomechanics (engineering + medicine) in the field of "collum femoris" fractures. One possible treatment method for femoral neck fractures, especially for young people, is the application of ...
Frydrýšek, Karel+2 more
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