hip fractures are one of the most common injuries which present to an orthopaedic surgeon. most of these cases are unilateral .bilateral simultaneous femur neck fracture is a rare occurrence. we report a case of a bilateral neck femur fracture in a 30 year male following a generalized tonic clonic seizure in view of its rarity and also to increase the awareness of such rare injuries. the patien...

background: fluoride (f−) is a trace element that is incorporated into bone mineral during bone formation. this study assessed the effect of increasing fluoride doses on the bone formation and microarchitecture on the femur of rats by histological, and histometrical methods. materials and methods: a total of 16 rats was divided into one group of control and three groups of animals that received...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and complication rate of guided growth for the treatment of patients with a moderate leg-length discrepancy. The authors retrospectively reviewed all patients treated with guided growth for a moderate leg-length discrepancy at their institution between October 2004 and December 2010. Thirty-four patients met the inclusion criteria from...

Introduction: Management of pathological diaphyseal fractures secondary to osteomyelitis in children still remains a nightmare for the treating orthopedic surgeon owing to the highly unpredictable clinical course and lack of certainty in achieving successful results. This study highlights the potential role of rail fixator in the management of pathological femur fracture secondary to osteomyeli...

BACKGROUND Patients sustaining a fractured neck of the femur are typically of advanced age with multiple comorbidities. As a consequence, the proportion of these patients receiving warfarin therapy is approximately 10%. There are currently few studies investigating outcomes in this subset of patients. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES The purpose of this study was to assess the association between warfarin ...

Aim: We aimed to examine the presence, number, anatomic location of nutrient foramen in long bones upper and lower limbs calculate index. Materials Methods: Our study was conducted on a total 295 bones, including 25 clavicle, 59 humerus, 49 radius, 32 ulna, femur, tibia, 22 fibula. The number each bone, direction its opening were determined recorded. All photographed with millimeter ruler. bone...

background: some studies have previously shown that geometry of proximal femur can affect the probability of fracture and type of fracture. it happens since the geometry of the proximal femur determines how a force is applied to its different parts. in this study, we have compared proximal femur’s geometric characteristics in femoral neck (fnf), intertrochanteric (itf) and subtrochanteric (stf)...