Methods: Eighteen Sawbones artificial femur models were used and divided ... medial wall was osteotomized to simulate periprosthetic clamshell fractures. Group C, following identical osteotomy to ...

The reimplantation was complicated by a periprosthetic fracture requiring fixation ... screws and a modular tapered stem with cerclage wires that had subsided (Fig. 1). Notably evident was a proximal ...

The number of periprosthetic fractures of the hip and knee increased in recent years and is projected to continue increasing, according to a study published online June 19 in the Journal of Bone ...

The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence and risk factors for periprosthetic femoral fractures in a population-based cohort of patients ten to twelve years following primary THR.

A 52-year-old man with no relevant past medical history presented to the clinic with chronic right knee pain and difficulty ...

Patients over the age of 50 have an increased risk of mortality following hip fracture, which is dependent on factors such as health and post-fracture comorbidities. Findings from a meta-analysis ...

A three-month layoff from a hip fracture was quite the traffic jam the 23-year-old was stuck in for his season, but he's finally back to the open road and flirting with 85 MPH. The Oklahoma City ...

HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez’s hand injury is worse than it originally appeared. The Houston slugger felt pain in his right hand on Friday while hitting and a small fracture that was previously believed ...

Radiographs revealed a left-sided comminuted periprosthetic femur fracture proximal to the femoral component. A CT Scan was performed and the femoral component was determined to be stable. Through a ...

Resilience rates among older adults who sustained a hip fracture differed across health-related quality of life domains, and resilience across all domains was linked to lack of fall-risk ...