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...

Introduction: Screw cut-out and non-union have been cited as major complications with hip screw systems for the treatment of intertrochanteric femoral fractures. Recently, cement augmentation of hip screw system has been introduced to provide better purchase of the screw. However, its effectiveness is not entirely clear when the various degrees of osteoporosis has progressed within the femoral ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the fixation stability in the femoral head with sliding hip screw versus helical blade designs for unstable, intertrochanteric hip fractures. METHODS A simulated, unstable intertrochanteric hip fracture was created in six pairs of cadaveric femurs. One of each pair was treated using an intramedullary nail with a sliding hip screw (ITST) for femoral head fixation and the o...

Intertrochanteric fractures are significantly increasing in older adults. Treatment choices for trochanteric include intramedullary nail and extra medullary fixation, even though the appropriate treatment such remain controversial. The present study was aimed to assess optimal option intertrochanteric determine which method i.e. proximal femoral nailing (PFN) dynamic hip screw fixation (DHS) gi...

BACKROUND Implants for open reduction and internal fixation of distal femoral fracture includes angle blade plate, rush nails, enders nail and interlocking nails. But all these devices are technically demanding and less effective in providing inter-fragmentary compression in osteoporotic bones. These problems can be solved with dynamic condylar screw (DCS).The objective of the study was to dete...

Geriatric hip fractures are one of the commonest fractures worldwide. The purpose of this study was to report the outcomes of a series of unstable geriatric hip fractures treated with AFFIXUS hip fracture nail. A retrospective study of 100 unstable geriatric hip fractures treated with AFFIXUS hip fracture nail is presented. The mean follow-up duration was 8 months (range 3-32). Of the patients ...

BACKGROUND Prosthetic reconstruction of hips with Crowe type-IV developmental dysplasia (a high complete dislocation) is technically demanding. Insufficient osseous coverage and osteopenic bone stock frequently necessitate transacetabular screw fixation to augment primary stability of the metal acetabular shell. We sought to determine whether a previously reported quadrant system for screw fixa...

This article presents a minimally invasive adaptation of the sliding hip screw technique. This two-hole side plate construct for the repair of intertrochanteric hip fractures minimizes blood loss and soft-tissue dissection.