A group of North Texas doctors and scientists printed part of a human femur—the longest and strongest bone in the body—that ...

Mark Schinsky, MD, of The American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists in Chicago, performed the first surgery using Exactech’s Alteon short tapered wedge hip system, according to a June 23 news ...

Severely comminuted distal femur fractures require anatomic internal fixation for best results, but obtaining rigid fixation of the multiple fragments may be challenging or impossible using ...

Figure 2. Anterior-posterior (a) and lateral (b) radiographs 3 months status post open reduction and internal fixation of a left distal periprosthetic femur fracture with delayed union are shown.

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.

Most of the surgeons in our group have a strong preference for using intramedullary fixation for distal femoral periprosthetic fractures.Fortunately, most of these cases have enough bone stock on ...

Supracondylar Femur Fractures A supracondylar femur fracture, also called a distal femur, is a break in the bone that occurs just above the knee joint. These fractures often involve the cartilage ...

Distal femoral fractures (DFFs) are frequently characterised by significant comminution, osteoporosis, high implant failure, insufficient fixation because of a shortened distal part, non-union, ...

About this study The purpose of this study is determine which fixation construct affords better mobility and return to functional independence for patients after operative fixation of a distal femur ...

1. In patients with distal femoral periprosthetic fractures (DFPF), patients treated with dual plating (DP) were more likely to be weight-bearing in the twelve-week postoperative period, compared with ...