BACKGROUND A second staged operation using temporary bridging external fixation (TBEF) has been widely used in patients with periarticular complex fracture, yet few papers have been published on the related complications. The purpose of this study was to report the complication rate and pitfalls directly related to TBEF through a retrospective study and to suggest some solutions. METHODS Fift...

RATIONALE The treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) requires a multidisciplinary approach to maximize function and reduce fracture incidence. The aim of this case report was to discuss an alternative surgical approach to stabilize a corrective osteotomy using the Fassier Duval (FD) system in an OI patient. PATIENT CONCERNS A 20-year-old OI woman presented with left thigh pain, gait distur...

BACKGROUND Individuals with osteoporosis are predisposed to hip fracture during trips, stumbles or falls, but half of all hip fractures occur in those without generalised osteoporosis. By analysing ordinary clinical CT scans using a novel cortical thickness mapping technique, we discovered patches of markedly thinner bone at fracture-prone regions in the femurs of women with acute hip fracture ...

A total of 693 female U.S. Marine Corps recruits were studied with anthropometry and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans of the midthigh and distal third of the lower leg prior to a 12 week physical training program. In this group, 37 incident stress fracture cases were radiologically confirmed. Female data were compared with male data from an earlier study of 626 Marine recruits exten...

Background: Intertrochanteric Femur fracture is common in elderly patient with co-morbidity Aims & Objectives: Clinico-radiological evaluation of results of Ender’s nail and cannulated cancellous screw fixation in case of intertrochanteric fracture of femur in elderly patient with preexisting comorbid condition, and functional recovery in those patients. Results: The patients mainly belong to e...

OBJECTIVE To present a case report of a patient with an open fracture and severe burns and review the literature. METHODS The patient was treated with intubation, intravenous antibiotics, and debridement and intramedullary nailing for the femur fracture. He later underwent multiple burn excision procedures with allograft and autograft skin coverage. The wound over the fracture was treated wit...

Femur fracture is a in the largest bone body. The femur requires significant force to fracture. One of treatments for femoral reduction and immobilization using traction. Immobilization traction-attached patients before preoperatively isometric exercises maintain muscle strength. Isometric exercise contraction exercise, patient contracts muscles without moving prevent atrophy. purpose this pape...

The purpose of this in vitro biomechanical study is to determine the force attenuation capacity of four different hip protectors (KPH1, KPH2, Safehip, and Safetypants) in falling simulations in elderly subjects (falls to the side). The simulated falling conditions were created by a biomechanical testing system, which consisted of an impact pendulum, surrogate pelvis and femur, and two load cell...