However, 4 months prior to her current presentation, she fell and sustained a left distal periprosthetic femur fracture (Figure 1). This was managed at an outside hospital with open reduction and ...

Radiographs and CT scan (Figure 1) demonstrated a complete intra-articular distal femur fracture. Of note ... of this patient was to perform an open reduction and internal fixation with the ...

Rabin SI. In Severely Comminuted Intercondylar-Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures, Use the Device That Fits. MedGenMed 1(3), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine ...

The treatment goal of any open fracture is to make sure that the wound is cleaned early, the fracture is stabilized, and all measures are taken to prevent a deep infection postoperatively.

After the FIT trial ended, women were offered open-label alendronate ... and above the distal metaphyseal flare (hereafter termed subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femur fractures).

Most hip fractures occur in the femoral neck or intertrochanteric area. The bone widens at the lower end (distal aspect), which forms the top of the knee joint and connects to your shin bone ...

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Sunday evening that surgery to repair a fracture in his femur was “completely successful” and that he’s planning to return to the Senate for votes ...

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 ...