INTRODUCTION Treatment of femoral neck fractures in young adults may require total hip arthroplasty or hip hemiarthroplasty using a bipolar cup. The latter can, however, result in migration of the femoral head and poor long-term results. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of femoral head migration after hemiarthroplasty performed for femoral neck fracture that had occurred 22 years earlier, w...

Background: Ipsilateral fractures of the hip with fracture of shaft of femur are rare injuries. They warrant special diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Various techniques and implants have been developed to manage these fractures. No single device has been proved to be superior to others. Material and Methods: 8 patients (6 male and 2 female) with ipsilateral hip and shaft of femur frac...

Both genetic and environmental factors are known to influence the structure of bone, contributing to its mechanical behavior during, and adaptive response to, loading. We introduce a novel approach to simultaneously address the genetically mediated, exercise-related effects on bone morphometrics and strength, using mice that had been selectively bred for high levels of voluntary wheel running (...

OBJECTIVE Although bone mineral density (BMD) is an important predictor of hip fracture, there is a large overlap of BMD values between those who fracture their hips and those who do not. The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in the structural parameters of the hip in patients with osteopenia and osteoporosis in the hip region and to assess their relationship with osteoporotic fract...

BACKGROUND Fractures shaft femur is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with lower extremity injuries. AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of intramedullary Kirschner wires for the treatment of femoral shaft fracture in children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This prospective study was conducted in the Department of Orthopaedic surgery in M. M. Medical College fr...

BACKGROUND Fractures which need urgent or emergency treatment are common in children and adolescents. This study investigated the incidence patterns of pediatric and adolescent orthopaedic fractures according to age groups and seasons in South Korea based on population data. METHODS Data on the number of pediatric and adolescent patients under the age of 18 years who utilized medical services...

Femoral shaft fracture in child is a disabling injury. Different methods of treatment can be used for femoral shaft fracture and depends on patient condition.THE AIM OF THE STUDY was to evaluate lower limb discrepancy following different method of treatment and possible related factors especially type of fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS. This retrospective cross sectional study was carried out i...

659 cases of concurrent, ipsilateral fractures in the hip and femoral shaft reported in 59 studies were analyzed. The causes were a road traffic accident in 78% and other types of high-energy traumas in 13% of the patients. This injury combination was rare in children. The median age was 34 years. 78% of the patients were men. One-third had multiple injuries, one-half had injuries of the ipsila...

Splenic immune function is known to be depressed following hemorrhage. The present study investigates the effects of femoral shaft fracture, isolated or in combination with hemorrhage, on early stage cytokine production capacity of splenocytes and observes the role of IL-6 under these conditions. Male IL-6 knockout (IL-6(-/-)) and wild-type mice (WT) were randomly divided into three groups: sha...