The article by Zhao et al. evaluates the clinical outcome of intramedullary nail supplemented by buttress plate or cable in the treatment of intertrochanteric fracture with broken lateral wall. Their ...

Outpatient radiographs showed no fractures, and a lower extremity ... and subcutaneous tissues are incised beginning around the intertrochanteric line and extending to the lateral epicondyle ...

The inclusion criteria for the study were as follows: (1) age ≥ 18 years; (2) confirmed diagnosis of unilateral intertrochanteric femur fracture based on X-ray or CT examination; (3) hospitalization ...

According to published results, nonoperative treatment yielded similar clinical outcomes at 2 years as operative treatment ...

Hip fractures in older adults can lead to serious complications, disability and even death. Traditionally, orthopaedic ...

The main cause of compression fracture is osteoporosis. However, there are a few factors that can elevate the risk: Age: Bone density naturally decreases as we get older. Gender: Women ...

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone resorbs faster than it is formed, gradually weakening its structure over time and ...

According to published results, stem design was the strongest predictor of postoperative periprosthetic femoral fracture ...

On trade deadline day, the Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired ... Chet Holmgren! No, this is not a trade. But the Thunder ...

The Patel-Sharma fracture involves a fibular-sided avulsion of the Posterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament (PITFL), a unique ...