We present a case of an elderly and comorbid patient who was scheduled to undergo a hip fracture fixation using an intramedullary nail. Unfortunately, this was delayed by 3 weeks as the patient was ...

Older patients who underwent hip fracture surgery with either regional anesthesia without sedation or general anesthesia experienced similar incidences of postoperative cognitive decline.

Sliding hip screws (SHSs) are commonly used for the operative treatment of extracapsular neck of femur fractures. We report 2 rare cases of intrapelvic migration of an SHS, resultant of non-unions, ...

Cannulated screws were originally designed for hip fractures and can cause ... surgery and offer strong and stable curved ...

New research to identify factors associated with improved outcomes for older adults recovering from hip fractures found a ...

Vector illustration. Repair of Hip Fracture or Fixation. Intertrochanteric fracture or Femoral neck fracture. Repair of Hip Fracture or Fixation. Intertrochanteric fracture or Femoral neck fracture.

She arrived through our emergency department and radiographs revealed a minimally displaced unstable intertrochanteric hip fracture. She was placed under ... Surgery and Open Reduction and Internal ...

The findings suggested that CHP, which involves both fixation of the fracture and hip replacement, resulted in shorter operating times and allowed for earlier weight-bearing compared to ORIF alone.

Computer Assisted Guide Wire Insertion for Hip Fracture Fixation', 2001 William Ersil Award for the best paper in Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen's University Residents' Research Day, 'Mortality Associated ...

Most humerus fractures are treated using one of the following techniques: Internal fixation—Through the use of pins ... The procedure is similar to that of a hip or knee replacement.

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, General Hospital of Jinan Military Command, 250031 Jinan, China. 2 Research on 2013 stage doctoral student of TCM Orthopaedics, Shandong University of ...

Medically and mentally disruptive health events such as hip fracture or pneumonia can change the clinical path for  people with dementia. That conclusion was based on results of a study published ...