The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for periprosthetic fractures occurring in recipients of total hip replacement. Methods. We identified Medicare ...

Intraoperative perforation of the femur, a serious ... when intraoperative fractures associated with an uncemented implant were treated with the use of cerclage wires or Parham bands and bone ...

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The fracture was stabilized with cerclage wires and the prosthesis was reinserted. Four years after surgery, the patient has a 93 rating on the Modified Harris Hip Scale (Figure 2D). Dr. Bowman is ...

Initially, two distal cerclage wires were inserted before ... as evidenced in this case by the development of a periprosthetic femur fracture. Patients at risk for developing an intraoperative ...

Controversy exists over the use of bone cement in hip fractures treated with hemiarthroplasty ... 0.62 to 1.05). Periprosthetic fractures occurred in 0.5% and 2.1% of the patients in the ...

Arthroplasty-associated infection, or periprosthetic joint infection (PJI ... and subsequent implantation of a new prosthesis) for PJI of the hip or knee is 2 to 4 times as high as the cost ...

Extramedullary implants, such as sliding hip screws, have similar clinical outcomes to intramedullary devices. However, some studies have shown that intramedullary implants have a higher reoperation ...

By Nicholas Bakalar Large doses of vitamin B supplements are linked to an increased risk for hip fracture in older women, researchers report. The recommended dietary allowance for healthy women ...