Subtrochanteric fractures
Comparative study of subtrochanteric fractures managed by proximal femur nail and proximal femur locking plate
... of subtrochanteric fractures is by making a small incision using lateral approach and a finger is inserted to reduce the fracture fragments and the nail is then ...
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Complications of internal fixation by a short proximal femoral nail (pfn) in subtrochanteric fractures
... of subtrochanteric fractures, DHS fixation usually prevents dynamization at the fracture site as ...femoral fractures, has found increasing application in certain trochanteric fractures, ...
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A comparative study of functional outcome of Closed Subtrochanteric Fractures managed by Dynamic Condylar Screw and Reconstruction Nail
... In younger patients the fracture is more commonly caused by high energy trauma 15, 33 , such as road traffic accident. In older age groups, the fracture occurs with low energy trauma 15, 33 such as simple fall. The third ...
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Functional Outcome of Closed Subtrochanteric Fractures Managed by Various Surgical Methods: A Prospective study
... Pelet et al. evaluated the results of osteosynthesis of subtrochanteric fractures by blade plate verses gamma nail. He concluded, gamma nail is preferred for subtrochanteric fracture management as it ...
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Original Research Article Outcome of Subtrochanteric Fractures of Femur Managed by Internal Fixation using long Proximal Femoral Nail: A Prospective Study
... as subtrochanteric fractures. 1 Previously these fractures were grouped along with complex intertrochanteric ...However, subtrochanteric fractures present with multitude of management ...
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Outcome analysis of subtrochanteric fractures fixed with dynamic condylar screw, dynamic hip screw and reconstruction nail
... communited subtrochanteric fractures fixed with DCS and using biological reduction techniques over 3 years where union was achieved in all cases and concluded that use of biological (indirect) reduction ...
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Comparative study of Extramedullary and Intramedullary devices in management of Subtrochanteric femoral fractures
... Subtrochanteric fractures are usually the result of high-energy ...such fractures which favour operative ...the subtrochanteric region is slower than in the cancellous intertrochanteric region ...
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Bilateral subtrochanteric femoral fractures in a previous alendronate-medicated patient: a case report
... atypical subtrochanteric fractures 1 year after discontinuation of long-term bisphosphonate ...impending fractures. The treatment of these fractures included the implementation of a drug ...
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Challenges in Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture Management: A Case Report of Inappropriate Implant Choice Leading to Fixation Failure and Update on Management Options
... Hip fractures rank in the top ten of all impairments worldwide in terms of loss in disability-adjusted years for people over 50 years old ...hip fractures are significant in terms of loss of life and the ...
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Study of Internal Fixation of Subtrochantric Fracture of Femur with Dynamic Hip Screw, Dynamic Condylar Screw and Proximal Femoral Nail
... The two primary options for treatment of subtrochanteric fractures are intramedullary fixation and extra medullary fixation. Many internal fixation devices have been recommended, but because of high ...
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Cerclage Wiring as an Adjunct for the Treatment of Femur Fractures: Series of 11 Cases
... of subtrochanteric fractures with intramedullary nailing ...in subtrochanteric fractures and complement intramedullar y or extramedullary fixation resulting in a better outcome ...series, ...
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Epidemiology, treatment and mortality of trochanteric and subtrochanteric hip fractures: data from the Swedish fracture register
... We found that the AO/OTA type 31-A1 and 31-A2 frac- tures, which are sometimes referred to as stable, were most common (78%). This finding is similar to Chehade et al. [20] who in 2015 published a prospective consecu- ...
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Outcomes of Proximal Femoral Nail in Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures”- A Case Series
... Background: Subtrochanteric fractures are defined as those occurring below the lesser trochanter and extend distally up to 5 cm in the shaft of the femur: Subtrochanteric fractures of the ...
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Functional Outcome of Intertrochanteric Fractures Treated by Proximal Femoral Nailing Anti-Rotation-II
... with subtrochanteric fractures, it may be necessary to ream the femoral isthmus to accommodate the intramedullary nail; a ball tipped guide wire can be placed down the femoral shaft and a flexible ...
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Bleeding and first year mortality following hip fracture surgery and preoperative use of low dose acetylsalicylic acid: an observational cohort study
... cervical fractures planned for hemiarthroplasty or pertrochanteric or subtrochanteric fractures planned for internal fixation with plate and gliding screw or twin hook or with proximal intramedullary ...
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Atypical subtrochanteric femoral shaft fractures: role for mechanics and bone quality
... Tissue heterogeneity is reduced with bisphosphonate treatment as measured by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy imaging. Following short-term treat ment with alendronate, iliac crest biopsies from peri- menopausal ...
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Oral bisphosphonates are associated with increased risk of subtrochanteric and diaphyseal fractures in elderly women: a nested case–control study
... the fractures related to ...femur fractures associated with the use of bisphosphonates were ...bilateral fractures or sequential cases of low-impact fractures, all associated with the ...
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Review Article Elastic stable intramedullary nailing of humerus fractures in children
... humeral fractures focused on non-adolescent pediatric patients [8, ...those fractures in older patients ...humeral fractures, Da- meron and Reibel [8] reported that corrections of less than 20° may ...
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The Amsterdam wrist rules: the multicenter prospective derivation and external validation of a clinical decision rule for the use of radiography in acute wrist trauma
... To determine the actual effect of the Amsterdam Wrist Rules in clinical practise we have recently started the implementation study and currently enrolled over a 100 patients. In this study, we will evaluate the reduction ...
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Hand fracture epidemiology and etiology in children—time trends in Malmö, Sweden, during six decades
... verified fractures, without double counting due to multiple visits, is another ...hand fractures in individuals aged < 16 during six separate periods from 1950/1955 to 2005 – 2006 (for the last period ...
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