Revisions of fractured, uncemented and extensively porous-coated femoral stems are challenging. In this article, we report three cases of revision surgeries for broken, cementless, and extensively porous-coated femoral stems with Solution stems (DePuy, Warsaw, Indiana). In all cases, minimally invasive endofemoral revision was successfully performed without femoral osteotomy or cortical fenestr...

PURPOSE To compare the costs of femoral head banking versus bone substitutes. METHODS Records of femoral head banking from 1998 to 2008 were reviewed. The cost of allogenic cancellous bone graft was calculated by estimating the direct expenditure of femoral head procurement, screening tests, and storage, and then divided by the amount of bone harvested. RESULTS 326 females and 141 males (me...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between bone mineral density (BMD) and arterial stiffness as a preclinical atherosclerosis criterion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Carotid and femoral artery Doppler ultrasonography and arterial stiffness measurements were performed on 113 female patients referred for BMD measurements. RESULTS The cross-sectional compliance and cross...

BACKGROUND Overgrowth after pediatric femoral shaft fractures is well documented; however, overgrowth of the femoral neck after hip fractures has not been especially reported previously. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and characteristics of femoral neck overgrowth after hip fractures in children. METHODS From January 1990 to December 2012, there were 30 consecutive pa...

BACKGROUND To analyze differences of access-site complications related to the height of femoral arterial puncture and the use of a vascular closure device (VCD) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS A subgroup of the FERARI study being treated by femoral arterial access and valuable inguinal angiography before implantation of a VCD were included. Inguinal angiographies w...

Interruption of the blood flow may occur in intra-osseous arteries within the femoral head. We report a 72-year-old woman who developed osteonecrosis of the femoral head 11 months after surgery involving massive cementing of a segmental distal femoral rotating hinge prosthesis to treat nonunion of the distal femur. The bone cement filled the cavity up to the femoral neck and the superolateral p...

background: the purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term changes in bone density profile among survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. patients and methods: this was a 5 year prospective study comprised of thirty-one survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a mean age of 11.8 (4.6) years, who completed therapy at least 1 year previously (according to the all-...

Background: Femoral head osteonecrosis is a progressive disease with disabling outcomes in hip joint if not treated.This study was designed to compare the effects of zoledronic acid plus vitamin E versus zoledronic acid alone insurgical induced femoral head osteonecrosis in rabbits.Methods: 26 Japanese white adult normal male rabbits at 28-32 weeks old were undertaken surgical femoraldislocatio...

Background: Femoral head avascular necrosis is the cause of paralyzing status of youth population. Initial diagnosisis the main element in treating the disease. Bone grafting and core decompression are the approved cures at the earlysteps of the disease. Hip replacement in a total manner is the common cure in the final stages. The optimal treatment inthe intermediate stages is...

INTRODUCTION Osteonecrosis of the femoral head is a progressive disease that leads to femoral head collapse and osteoarthritis. Our goal in treating osteonecrosis is to preserve, not to replace, the femoral head. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a patient with bilateral osteonecrosis of the femoral head treated with autologous cultured osteoblast injection. CONCLUSION Although our e...