Prevention of osteoporotic refractures in regional Australia [PDF]
Objective: Clinical guidelines recommend that patients who sustain a minimal trauma fracture (MTF) should receive a bone mineral density (BMD) scan and bisphosphonate (or equivalent) therapy if diagnosed with osteoporosis.
Davidson, E+4 more
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Virtual Planning and 3D printing modeling for mandibular reconstruction with fibula free flap
Background This study was to evaluate the use of virtual planning and 3D printing modeling in mandibular reconstruction and compare the operation time and surgical outcome of this technique with conventional method.
W. Ren+10 more
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Isolated avulsion fracture of the fibular head [PDF]
Introduction. Rupture of lateral collateral ligament of the knee is most often joined with other ligament ruptures. Isolated rupture of this ligament is rare and there are few papers about treatment options and results.
Harhaji Vladimir+4 more
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Comorbidities only account for a small proportion of excess mortality after fracture: A record linkage study of individual fracture types [PDF]
Background: Non-hip non-vertebral fractures (NHNV) constitute the majority of osteoporotic fractures but few studies have examined the association between these fractures, co-morbidity and mortality.
Bliuc, Dana+8 more
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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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Early and late complications in the reconstructed mandible with free fibula flaps
Evaluation of mandibular reconstructions with free fibula flaps. Identification of factors associated with major recipient site complications, that is, necessitating surgical intervention under general anaesthesia.
J. V. van Gemert+5 more
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Distal tibial interosseous osteochondroma with impending fracture of fibula – a case report and review of literature [PDF]
Osteochondromas arising from the interosseous border of the distal tibia and involving distal fibula are uncommon. We present a 16 year old young boy with an impending fracture, erosion and weakness of the distal fibula, secondary to an osteochondroma ...
Abdul Q Salaria+5 more
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La fracture de jambe à fibula intact (FJFI) est caractérisée par un potentiel de déplacement minime ainsi le pronostic semble bon, souvent associées à des difficultés de réduction de consolidation ou de cal vicieux.
Merouane Abouchane+4 more
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Chondroblastomas are rare entities accounting for approximately 1% of all primary bone tumors. We describe a case of a 7-year-old girl with a giant chondroblastoma of the maxilla, treated with bilateral class III maxillectomy and reconstruction with a ...
Miguel de la Parra+4 more
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Combination of Proximal Fibulectomy with Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis Accompanied by Medial Meniscal Tear [PDF]
Introduction: Medial compartment osteoarthritis is usually accompanied by medial meniscal tear. The treatment of symptomatic mild medial compartment osteoarthritis and medial meniscal tears in middle-aged and elderly patients is controversial.
Zhi kai Lu+7 more
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