background: the principal aim of this study was therefore to investigate association between family history of osteo porotic hip fracture, bmd and femur geometry in bushehr city in south of iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, data were obtained from iranian multi-center osteoporosis study (imos) in bushehr. healthy men and women aged 50 to 75 years were selected based on randomized cl...

background: this is to assess one of the rare complications after total knee replacement and to assess risk factors of failure.methods: 11 patients with varus knee and an average age of 67 years underwent tka between 2005 and 2013. all patients returned with a sudden sharp knee pain, disability to walk and significant decrease in rom about 4 to 8 weeks after surgery. radiographic examination re...

Fractures of the lateral condyle and olecranon are two most common elbow injuries in pediatric age group. However, their simultaneous occurrence is rare. Proper understanding management these essential to prevent long-term complications. This case report presents a patient who suffered both fractures, with surgical intervention for non-surgical olecranon. A two-year-old female child was brought...

A sagittal split fracture of the C1 lateral mass is an unstable subtype of C1 fractures and has a high propensity for developing late deformities and pain with nonoperative management. A primary internal fixation of this type of fracture has been recently described with good clinical outcomes and preservation of motion. We present a modified technique of primary internal fixation using an obliq...

introduction anterior talofibular ligament (atfl) rupture is the most commonly injured anatomic structure in lateral ankle sprain. in some cases, atfl avulsion fracture from the lateral malleolus may occur instead of purely ligamentous injuries. the atfl avulsion fracture is detected as a small ossicle at the tip of lateral malleolus on direct radiographs, which is called os subfibulare in chro...

Terrible triad elbow injuries, consisting of fractures of the radial head and coronoid with ulnohumeral dislocation, are challenging to treat. They require a comprehensive understanding of the complex anatomy of the elbow to effectively treat all of the pathology and create a stable, congruent joint. The authors present a case of a terrible triad injury with avulsion of the triceps and flexor-p...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies have demonstrated that the posterior pedicle screw fixation is an effective and safe method to treat atlantoaxial fractures. However, no report focuses on only the complex atlantoaxial fractures with atlanto-dental interval (ADI) of ≥ 5 mm or C2-C3 angulation of ≥ 11°. METHODS This study was to retrospectively evaluate the outcome of 15 patients (six females and nin...