Intramedullary rod failure in metastatic breast cancer: Do triple negative cancer patients have more revision surgery? [PDF]
Journal of Bone Oncology, 2021 Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and second cause of death in women worldwide. Patients with breast cancer are classified into subgroups based on the presence or absence of hormone receptors and the human epidermal growth factor 2-neu (
Ana C. Belzarena +3 more
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Intramedullary rod insertion places the femoral component more laterally during Oxford medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty [PDF]
Knee Surgery & Related Research, 2022 Background This study aims to assess the influence of intramedullary rods on the implantation positions of femoral components using Microplasty instrumentation in Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
Toshikazu Tanaka +6 more
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Preliminary Results of Bone Lengthening over Telescopic Titanium Intramedullary Rod [PDF]
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2023 Background. Limb lengthening and deformity correction in patients with abnormal bone associating fragility often require an approach combining methods of external and internal fixation.
Eduard Mingazov +4 more
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Percutaneous rotational osteotomy of the femur utilizing an intramedullary rod. [PDF]
Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 2016 The purpose is to describe the technique and report the results and complications of percutaneous femoral rotational osteotomy, secured with a trochanteric-entry, locked intramedullary rod, in adolescents with femoral anteversion. Our series comprised an IRB approved, retrospective, consecutive series of 85 osteotomies (57 patients), followed to ...
Stevens PM, Gaffney CJ, Fillerup H.
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Flexible versus standard intramedullary rod in posterior stabilized primary total knee arthroplasty: protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2020 Background In total knee arthroplasty (TKA) a flexible intramedullary rod can be used to account for sagittal bowing of the distal femur. Although patients report better post-operative functional outcome when the flexible rod was used, it is unknown how ...
M. R. Bénard +3 more
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Optimal Sagittal Insertion Depth and Direction of Femoral Intramedullary Rod in Total Knee Arthroplasty in Chinese Osteoarthritis Patients [PDF]
Orthopaedic Surgery, 2020 Objective To identify the optimal femoral intramedullary rod insertion depth and direction on the sagittal plane in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) of Chinese osteoarthritis (OA) patients.
Yong‐liang Ou, Ping‐yue Li, Hong Xia
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Impact of telescopic intramedullary rodding on the growing tibia: an experimental study
Гений oртопедии, 2022 Introduction Telescopic intramedullary osteosynthesis (TIO) is used in children with osteogenesis imperfecta and other diseases accompanied by frequent fractures and deformities of long bones due to pathological bone tissue featuring reduced strength ...
Natalia A. Kononovich +3 more
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Finite Element Analysis of Existing and Modified Intramedullary Rod for Orthopedic Applications [PDF]
INCAS Bulletin, 2020 Finite Element Analysis (FEA) has been used in the field of biomedical engineering and especially in biomechanics, which helps to predict and validate feasible designs for complex cases.
J. UDAYA PRAKASH +2 more
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Femoral Valgus Correction Angle for the Intramedullary Alignment Rod Is Strongly Associated with Femoral Lateral Bowing in Japanese Patients with Varus Knee Osteoarthritis Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]
Advances in Orthopedics, 2022 Background. This study aimed to investigate factors, such as differences in femoral shape, that could affect the femoral valgus correction angle (VCA) for the intramedullary alignment rod (IM rod) by using a three-dimensional (3D) measurement system in ...
Yosuke Hattori +8 more
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Breakage of Intramedullary Femoral Guide Rod during Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006 We report a rare complication during primary total knee arthroplasty. An intramedullary femoral guide rod was broken during insertion. The broken part jammed into the isthmus of the femur.
WL Chan +4 more
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