Abstract Aim Distal femoral fractures account for 3–6% of all fractures. Current management distal involve reducing bone fragments and placing a locking plate against it. In this study, the surgeon used ‘selective approach’, whereby only key in comminuted fracture were reduced fixed whilst rest either removed or left unreduced/unfixed. Method All patients underwent AxSOS plate/less invasive sta...

osteoid osteomata are rarely found in the distal phalanges of the hand. the usual presenting features are chronic pain, nail enlargement and increase in size of the terminal part of the digit. diagnosis is difficult but surgical excision is effective for treating the patients’pain. we reported this tumor in distal phalanx of the middle finger.

PURPOSE We evaluated the results of more than 10 years of follow-up of total hip arthroplasty using a second-generation cementless femoral prosthesis with a collar and straight distal fixation channels. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred five patients (129 hips) who underwent surgery between 1991 and 1996 for primary total hip arthroplasty using cementless straight distal fluted femoral stems ...

The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of alendronate and alfacalcidol on cancellous and cortical bone mass and bone mechanical properties in ovariectomized rats. Twenty-six female Sprague-Dawley rats, 7 months of age, were randomized by the stratified weight method into four groups: the sham-operated control (Sham) group and the three ovariectomy (OVX) groups, namely, OVX ...

BACKGROUND Accurate evaluation of the plain radiography of lower limb is critical for preoperative planning of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We aimed to investigate the effect of femoral lateral bowing and rotation on the radiographic measurements of distal femoral condyle resection thickness (DRT) and the distal femoral resection valgus angle (FVA). METHODS We analyzed 246 three-dimensional...

BACKGROUND The original knee megaprostheses with fixed or rotating hinge articulation were custom made and only used for reconstruction of the knee following distal femoral or proximal tibial tumor resections. The aim of the study was to analyze the short- and mid-term results of revision total knee arthroplasty with Global Modular Replacement System (GMRS) used in difficult situations not amen...

BACKGROUND Progressive genu varum with disturbance of medial tibial physeal growth (classic Blount disease) is a well-studied phenomenon, and in rare cases, genu varum can occur because of medial distal femoral physeal growth disturbance (so-called femoral Blount disease). To our knowledge, progressive genu valgum caused by disturbance of lateral distal femoral physeal growth has not been descr...

O osteossarcoma é uma neoplasia maligna óssea com alta incidência em cães adultos e de raças gigantes, sendo o esqueleto apendicular mais acometido comparado ao axial. Os sintomas geralmente apresentados são claudicação inchaço, podendo estar ou não associados a episódios fraturas. diagnóstico consiste exames imagem, muitos casos confirmação só possível através da biópsia óssea. Devido agressiv...