Surgeons should aim to prevent intraoperative femur fractures by identifying high ... If a fracture occurs during broaching, Garbuz said to expose the distal extent of the fracture, put cerclage ...

Recent research has focused on various treatment options for PPFs, particularly the use of distal femoral replacement (DFR) and open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). Understanding the ...

Although epiphyseal fractures are common in adolescents, fractures of the distal femoral epiphyseal plate are rare. Case presentation: We present a case of a Salter–Harris type 1 fracture of the ...

Total femoral replacement (TFR) is a surgical procedure that involves replacing the entire femur (thigh bone) with a prosthetic implant. This procedure is primarily used in patients with extensive ...

“Some of the important things to look out for are consistent whether you are doing a native, distal femoral fracture or many of these things transcend to a periprosthetic distal femoral fracture ...

Reconstructive options include the use of bone allografts, vascularized autografts, free vascularized musculocutaneous flaps and custom-made prosthesis replacement ... However, limb salvage in the ...

Patients' and clinicians' perspectives towards primary care consultations for shoulder pain: qualitative findings from the Prognostic and Diagnostic Assessment of the Shoulder (PANDA-S) programme.

Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma involving specific sites: A ...

IM rods are inserted into the bone marrow canal in the center of the long bones of the extremities. They may be used in the femur (thigh bone) or tibia (shin bone), for example. They are also called ...