BACKGROUND This study assessed the differences in femoral geometry and bone mineral density between femoral neck fragility fractures and trochanteric fractures. METHODS One hundred and seventeen patients were divided into femoral neck and trochanteric fracture groups. There were 69 patients with femoral neck fractures, 20 men and 49 women with an average age of 75.1 ± 9.6 years and an average...

OBJECTIVE To determine bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with mild ankylosing spondylitis (AS), to establish the prevalence of vertebral fractures and fracture risk in these patients, and to determine the relationship between BMD and vertebral fractures. METHODS Sixty-six men with mild AS were studied. BMD of the lumbar spine and femoral neck was measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DX...

The worldwide increase in hip fractures is a major challenge to the health care system and society. The proper treatment of femoral neck fractures in the elderly is still controversial, and even more so from an international perspective. Optimising the treatment for improved outcomes and a reduced need for secondary surgery is mandatory for humanitarian and economical reasons. The importance of...

We have conducted a retrospective study on a group of 124 patients who had been hospitalized and operated on in the Department of Orthopaedics of the Clinic Emergency Hospital of Braşov County in 2013. The parameters we focused on were the following: the sex and age of the patients, the type of fracture, the surface of the femur where the fracture occurred, and the type of surgery performed.

Ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures occur in 2.5% to 6% of femur fractures. The injury results from high energy trauma. Victims are usually young, with multiple associated injuries. The diagnosis of the neck fracture is delayed in 19% to 31% of patients. The neck fracture line is almost vertical and nondisplaced, or minimally displaced in 26% to 59% of cases. The shaft fracture is ofte...

Bone Joint J 2014;96-B(11 Suppl A):43–7. Surgical interventions consisting of internal fixation (IF) or total hip replacement (THR) are required to restore patient mobility after hip fractures. Conventionally, this decision was based solely upon the degree of fracture displacement. However, in the last ten years, there has been a move to incorporate patient characteristics into the decision mak...

Scapular fractures are only 1% of all the fractures [2]. Glenoid neck fractures are 18-33% of the scapular fractures and only 50% of them have a double SSSC disruption. A glenoid neck and clavicle fractures is the most common type of floating shoulder injury pattern [2]. Open injuries are present in 9% of the FS cases [3]. The FS is often present in polytrauma patients (AIS of more than two in ...

BACKGROUND Avascular necrosis of the femoral head (AVNFH) typically constitutes 5 to 15% of all complications of low-energy femoral neck fractures, and due to an increasingly ageing population and a rising prevalence of femoral neck fractures, the number of patients who develop AVNFH is increasing. However, there is no consensus regarding the relationship between blood lipid abnormalities and p...

Radial head and neck fractures are common in young to middle age adults and are seen in nearly 20 % of acute elbow injuries in this age group. Isolated radial head fractures are less common (nearly 2 % of all elbow fractures). Bilateral radial head fractures are rare and are mostly seen in situations when the patient has a fall on outstretched, supinated hands. The treatment of these fractures ...