Objective: Correlation of osteoporosis (OP) with type 2diabetes mellitus (DM) , is not as clear as type 1 DM. The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency of OP and osteoporotic fractures in post- menopausal women with and without type 2 DM in Sari, Iran. Materials and Methods: Eighty post-menopausal women with type 2 DM and 80 non-diabetic controls enrolled in this study. Bone mine...

background : femoral shaft fractures are major causes of mortality and morbidity and are managed with intramedullary nailing (imn). in this study we compared the results of open and closed nailing in femoral shaft fractures. between 1993 and 2001 we managed 136 femoral shaft fractures by imn (81 closed and 55 open nailings) methods : in 120 patients with mean age of 36.2 years. the mean time of...

BACKGROUND Recently, various femoral head fixation devices (HFDs) for trochanteric fractures have become available. However, there are some cases in which femoral head rotation with excessive sliding of the HFD is observed and it is often followed by cutout. The purpose of this study is to compare the ability of the three types of HFDs to prevent femoral head rotation. METHODS Between July 20...

BACKGROUND Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have been reported to be at higher risk of fracture than other people. We sought to test this hypothesis in a large database of hospital admissions in England. METHODS We analysed a database of linked statistical records of hospital admissions and death certificates for the whole of England (1999-2010). Rate ratios for fractures were determined...

FIG. 1.-Pseudo-fractures of first metacarpals in 1957. FIG. 2.-Gomplete healing of metacarpal fractures in 1958. FIG. 3.-Metacarpal fractures still healed in January 1964. No subperiosteal erosions have developed as a result of the hyperparathyroidism, indicating that this is the type that affects plasma levels without producing specific bone disease. FIG. 4.-Femoral pseudo-fractures (arrowed) ...

The purpose of this study was to employ a new three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction and modeling method to measure displacement of undisplaced femoral neck fractures (Garden stages I and II). We also aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Garden classification for determining the displacement of undisplaced femoral neck fractures. A total of 120 consecutive patients with undisplaced femoral...

A femoral neck stress fracture is a serious condition that affects military personnel and endurance athletes. There is increasing evidence that femoroacetabular impingement contributes to significant hip pathology. This study investigates the prevalence of radiographic abnormalities associated with impingement in military personnel treated for femoral neck stress fractures. The radiographs of 6...

Although intramedullary fixation has standardized the management of femoral shaft fractures, Dynamic compression plating is a useful technique and definite role for specific indications where nailing may be contra-indicated or technically not feasible. Our aim to assess study Femoral fractures presented orthopaedic department at Viswabharathi Medical College & General Hospital, Kurnool from...

Displaced femoral neck fractures in physiologically young patients are best treated with anatomic reduction and stable fixation. Several surgical approaches to the femoral neck have previously been described, although they are fraught with disadvantages such as poor visualization, the need for 2 incisions, and risk of injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and branches of the medial femo...

A series of 23 fractures of the femur were treated using femoral interlocking nails. The average follow-up period was 14.8 months. There were 14 closed fractures and 9 compound fractures. Closed nailing was done for 8 patients and open nailing for 15 patients. All the fractures united. There were no superficial or deep infections. The most common complication was leg length discrepancy; shorten...