OBJECTIVE This prospective study evaluated the ability of indirect 16-row multidetector CT venography, in comparison with Doppler sonography, to detect deep vein thrombosis after total hip or knee replacement. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-two patients had undergone orthopedic replacement surgery on a total of 30 hip joints and 54 knee joints. The CT venography (scan delay time: 180 seconds; sl...

The aim of the study was to investigate factors relating to calcium and bone metabolism which might explain the low incidence of osteoporotic fracture among Africans. Adult bone mineral status, hip axis length and biochemical indices were investigated in 20 Caucasians (10 male, 10 female) and 19 Gambians (12 male, 7 female) living in the UK. Bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD...

Objective: Femoral neck fractures mostly occurs due to high-energy trauma in young population and management differs compared elderly. Different geometric parameters the hip joint can play a role fracture morphology regarding age. Present study aims compare between elderly Materials methods: 45 patients with isolated femoral included study. Patients were divided into two age; group 1 (younger t...

background: some studies have previously shown that geometry of proximal femur can affect the probability of fracture and type of fracture. it happens since the geometry of the proximal femur determines how a force is applied to its different parts. in this study, we have compared proximal femur’s geometric characteristics in femoral neck (fnf), intertrochanteric (itf) and subtrochanteric (stf)...

The standard anatomical texts are unanimous that the primary action ofthe psoas muscle is flexion of the hip joint. At the same time it is usually credited with some secondary rotary action, although there is less agreement about the direction in which this rotation occurs. Basmajian (1958) reviewed the literature in relation to this long-standing controversy and found opinion to be almost equa...

Abstract Aim High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is used as an effective treatment for varus knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, the biomechanical relationship between hip and important. An observation was made by senior author of this paper that patients reported a change in their function after medial opening wedge high (MOWHTO). The effect MOWHTO on joint has not been well documented. Therefore, we a...

Abstract Aggression is a commonly hostile behavior linked to the hippocampal activity. Childhood trauma (CT) exposure has been associated with altered sensitization of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and volume, which could increase violent aggressive behaviors. Additionally, Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), major dopamine metabolism enzyme, implicated in stress responsivity, incl...

In 100 knees undergoing a total replacement, the angles between the tangent line of the posterior condylar surfaces, the anteroposterior axis as described by Whiteside, the transepicondylar line, and the trochlear line were measured. Also measured were the sulcus angle, the transepicondylar width, the height of the condyles, and the thickness of the various cuts. Radiologic measurements made we...