For treating people with broken lower thigh bones (distal femur), we think the best comparison is a metal rod placed within the thigh bone versus a metal plate placed on the outside of the bone and ...

Conclusions: For rare cases of systemic multiple fibrous dysplasia combined with femoral fracture with proximal-femur shepherd's crook deformity and femoral pseudojoint formation, either internal ...

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

Our meta-analysis indicated the incidence of AVN of femoral head in CRIF was significant higher than ORIF (OR = 1.746, 95% CI 1.159–2.628, p = 0.008).

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 ...

This method assumes growth of the distal femur to be 1 cm per year, growth of the proximal tibia to be 0.6 cm per year, and skeletal maturity at age 16 for boys and age 14 for girls.

A unique case of a body building champion with localised atrophy of the distal portion of the vastus lateralis muscle is reported; neurophysiological evaluation suggests a selective lesion of a distal ...

However, there are limitations in obese patients, and the complications of pelvic fixation have been reported (3, 14). The mechanical relationship between the abductor tissue and the direction of the ...

What is the medical problem? Fractures of the upper part of the thigh bone (femur) are termed hip or proximal femoral fractures. These fractures are most common in women aged over 65 years. Roughly ...