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Use of Titanium Elastic Nails in the Adult Diaphyseal Humerus Fractures [PDF]

Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Humerus shaft fractures in adults can be managed conservatively with functional braces or operatively with plate osteosynthesis or with intramedullary nailing.
Upadhyay AS, Lil NA
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ASSESSMENT OF RADIOLOGICAL HEALING IN ELDERLY HIP FRACTURES FIXED WITH INTRAMEDULLARY VERSUS EXTRAMEDULLARY IMPLANTS AT THREE MONTHS

Khyber Medical University Journal, 2023
OBJECTIVE: To compare the radiological healing in elderly patients with hip fractures fixed with intramedullary versus extramedullary implants at 3 months by using Radiological Union Score for Hip (RUSH score).
Syed Imran Bukhari, Noman Ali, Israr Ul Haq, Muhammad Bilal, Inayat Ur Rehman   +4 more
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Intramedullary mature teratoma in an adult: A case report

Indian Spine Journal
Intraspinal mature teratomas rarely occur in adults. There is little published information about the diagnosis and prognosis of adult-onset intradural spinal teratoma due to its rarity. We describe a rare case of adult intramedullary mature teratoma.
Ahmet Gökyar, Sinan Bahadır, Cengiz Çokluk   +2 more
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Isolated thoracic (D5) intramedullary epidermoid cyst without spinal dysraphism: A rare case report

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2015
Spinal epidermoid cyst, congenital or acquired, is mainly congenital associated with spinal dysraphism, rarely in isolation. Intramedullary epidermoid cysts (IECs) are rare with less than 60 cases reported so far; isolated variety (i.e., without spinal ...
Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Mani Charan Satapathy, Rama Chandra Deo, Soubhagya Ranjan Tripathy, Satya Bhusan Senapati   +4 more
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Does rigid intramedullary nailing through open growth plates cause harm? A scoping review

EFORT Open Reviews
Purpose: This scoping review aimed to map the literature on the effects of growth plate violation with intramedullary locking nail (IMN) at the knee in skeletally immature patients.
Maria Tirta, Søren Kold, Ali Yalcinkaya, Jan Duedal Rölfing, Ole Rahbek   +4 more
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Thoracic congenital dermal sinus associated with intramedullary spinal dermoid cyst

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2014
Dorsal dermal sinus is a rare, congenital lesion found most frequently in the lumbosacral followed by the occipital regions. It is rarely localized at the thoracic level.
Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Souvagya Panigrahi   +1 more
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Functional outcomes, union rate, and complications of the Anser Clavicle Pin at 1 year: a novel intramedullary device in managing midshaft clavicle fractures

JSES International, 2020
Background: Surgical management of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures in adults leads to better union rates, improved early functional outcomes, and increased patient satisfaction compared with nonoperative treatment.
Paul Hoogervorst, MD, Peer Konings, MD, Gerjon Hannink, PhD, Micha Holla, MD, PhD, Wim Schreurs, MD, PhD, Nico Verdonschot, Eng, PhD, Albert van Kampen, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Intramedullary Compression Screw Fixation of Proximal Phalangeal Fractures: A Systematic Literature Review

, 2020
Proximal phalangeal fractures have traditionally been fixed via either Kirschner wires or dorsal plating. Concerns regarding lack of compression and potential for infection with wire fixation, and adhesion formation and stiffness with plating, have lead ...
An, VVG, Ledgard, J, Graham, DJ, Lawson, RD, Furniss, D, Sivakumar, BS   +5 more
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Atypical Transverse Midshaft Humerus Fracture in an Octogenarian: Surgical Nuances and Functional Outcome Following Locked Intramedullary Nailing

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
Introduction: Humeral shaft fractures in elderly patients typically present as spiral or comminuted patterns due to age-related osteoporosis and low-energy mechanisms.
Jeff Walter Rajadurai O R, C S Likhit, Shailesh Kumar, K Purushothaman, D Sudharsan, Naveen Kumar Duraisamy   +5 more
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Isolated intramedullary spinal cysticercosis in a 10-year-old female showing dramatic response with albendazole

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2011
Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by larvae of Taenia solium. Spinal cysticercosis is an uncommon site of cysticercal infection, and isolated intramedullary involvement is even rarer.
Shah F Azfar, Sanna Kirmani, Farheen Badar, Ibne Ahmad   +3 more
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