Zygomatico-orbital injuries (ZOls) are the most common injuries treated by the oral and maxillofacial surgeons. A respective analysis of 375 pateints with 1Z0ls treated in Najmeia and Baqiet-Ullah University Hospitals during a six-year period from 1984 to 1990 is presented. Male cases accounted for 94.4% (354) 59.46% (223) of the fractures involved the zygomatic bone, 70.13% (259) were frac...

The authors report a case of spontaneous bilateral diaphyseal femoral fractures believed to be caused by oversuppression of bone remodeling as a result of long-term, high-dose treatment with bisphosphonate. The patient reported pain in both thighs before the fractures. Typical pathologic changes appeared on both femoral radiograph and bone scan before the fractures. Several hours after admissio...

``Osteogenesis imperfecta'' and ``vitreous osteoporosis'' are genetic diseases in most of their cases, that is, it is sufficient for one the parents to be a disease carrier order have children suffering from it. It main protein source bone structure leading this disorder; however, factor common accounts about 80 85% causes osteogenesis imperfecta. The congenital disorder associated with defect ...

conclusions in middle-aged subjects with psc, we found a high rate of non-vertebral fractures and a moderately decreased bmd in lumbar spine and hip. fragility fractures had an impact on physical and mental aspects of hrqol. results in 32% of patients, bmd measured in the hip or spine was below 1.0 standard deviation. a history of fragility fractures (distal forearm and ribs) was reported in si...

BACKGROUND Osteoporotic structural damage and bone fragility result from reduced bone formation and increased bone resorption. In a phase 2 clinical trial, strontium ranelate, an orally active drug that dissociates bone remodeling by increasing bone formation and decreasing bone resorption, has been shown to reduce the risk of vertebral fractures and to increase bone mineral density. METHODS ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate spontaneous long bone fractures occurring in nursing home residents and to identify what factors put them at risk for fractures. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of a pubic hospital in Hong Kong. PATIENTS A total of 30 nursing home residents who developed spontaneous long bone fractures between 1994 and 2005 were review...

The findings of three-dimensional computed tomography (3DCT) and two-dimensional computed tomography (2DCT) with helical CT scanning were compared for 21 patients with maxillofacial bone fractures. The results of this study suggest that the 3DCT evaluation can be divided into 3 groups. The first group, in which 3DCT is superior to 2DCT, includes severe complicated midface fractures, for example...

OBJECTIVES To retrospectively evaluate stabilisation of long-bone fractures in cats and small dogs using the Unilock system. METHODS Medical histories and radiographs of consecutive patients with long-bone fractures stabilised with the Unilock system were reviewed. Cases with follow-up radiographs taken at least four weeks postoperatively were included. Signalment of the patient, fracture loc...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Guidelines for fracture treatment and evaluation require a valid classification. Classifications especially designed for children are available, but they might lead to reduced accuracy, considering the relative infrequency of childhood fractures in a general orthopedic department. We tested the reliability and accuracy of the Müller classification when used for long bone ...