BACKGROUND Neglected fracture of neck of femur in young adults is a major problem in developing countries. Existing treatment options varies from osteotomy to various graft techniques (muscle pedicle, vascularized and nonvascularized fibula etc.). There is paucity of literature regarding the use of double angle barrel plate and hip screw in such cases. We conducted a prospective longitudinal ob...

OBJECTIVE To assess secondary preventative therapy among postmenopausal female inpatients (aged 75 years and over) receiving surgical management for a fractured neck of femur using two service delivery models. DESIGN Practice in two fracture units was audited and compared using the NICE guidelines (TA 87) as an audit standard. SETTING TWO FRACTURE UNITS: one with a fracture liaison service ...

Studying stress and strain trends in the femur and recognizing femur failure mechanism is very important for preventing hip fracture in the elderly. The aim of this study was to identify high stress and strain regions in the femur during normal walking and falling to find the mechanical behavior and failure mechanism of the femur. We developed a finite element model of the femur from the subjec...

A 59-year-old man developed an episode of syncope while he was driving. This resulted in a motor vehicle accident, and the patient sustained an open fracture of the left femur. Biopsy of the left femur fracture showed a metastastic renal cell carcinoma, and echocardiography revealed a right ventricular mass without contiguous vena caval or right atrial involvement. This is one of the few report...

Paediatric supracondylar fractures of the femur are not common. The treatment options depend on the age of child, the site of the fracture, the pattern of injury and the surgeon's preference. We report a case of an 11-year old boy who sustained a comminuted displaced supracondylar fracture of the femur and was treated with indirect reduction and internal fixation with the Less Invasive Stabiliz...

We present a case of a 19-year-old woman with a closed diaphyseal femur fracture and who had fixation of the fracture using a newer lateral entry nail, which resulted in an intraoperative proximal femur fracture. The patient underwent revision the following day and subsequently returned to regular activity without signs of implant failure or loss of reduction at latest follow-up. Caution should...

J.H., a man aged 24 years, was knocked down by a car and admitted to hospital on January 13, 1961. His injuries were:a comminuted fracture of ,he mid-shaft of the right femur, an open comminuted fracture of the shaft of the right tibia, a fractured right fibula, a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee, and a fracture of the base of the terminal phalanx of the right hallux....

In three consecutive years 462 patients over the age of 60 years presented at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand, with a fracture of the proximal femur. Within two years, 11 (2.4%) returned with a fracture of the contralateral femur. If the effectiveness of any form of treatment aiming at reducing the incidence of contralateral fracture were subjected to a trial, a sample size of 5000, ran...

INTRODUCTION Neglected hip dislocation is rare in today's world and after prosthesis replacement even rarer finding. However such patients may not report to surgeons until they develop secondary complications. Management of such patient's is a challenge to the treating surgeon and need to be tailored suiting to patient's demands, expectations and constraints of financial resources. We did not f...

Introduction: Technical difficulties in managing a case of transcervical femur fracture post-polio residual paralysis patient with dysplastic femur. Case Report: We present 66 year male Post-Polio Paralysis walking Hand to knee gait who sustained Femur fracture. The faced this were narrow medullary canal, coxa valgus, greater trochanter, hypoplastic lesser Shallow acetabulum, inability compare ...