Anterior-posterior (a) and lateral (b) radiographs status post-left distal femur revision ORIF for periprosthetic femur fracture are shown. Source: Mayo Clinic. Postoperative rehabilitation.

A 90-year-old woman presented to the ED after sustaining a ground-level fall onto her right knee earlier in the day.Her medical history is significant for atrial fibrillation on apixaban ...

Severely comminuted distal femur fractures are challenging to treat properly. [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] ... Procedures Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Distal Femoral Fractures in Adults; ...

And some authors caution against fixation of comminuted femoral neck fractures in the elderly. In 1980, Scheck [ 1 ] reported that 40%-70% of femoral neck fractures have posteromedial comminution.

image: Schematic of (a) the proximal femur bionic nail (PFBN) and (b) its modified version for preventing bone nonunion, Yingze nail. view more . Credit: Kaixuan Zhang, Wei Chen, Yingze Zhang ...

Open reduction internal fixation versus percutaneous pinning with external fixation of distal radius fractures: a prospective, randomized clinical trial. J Hand Surg Am. 2011 Dec;36(12):1899-906 ...