In an eight year period, 31 patients with proximal femoral fractures resulting from sports accidents were treated by implantation of either a Gamma nail or a dynamic hip screw. Return to work or ...
Proximal femoral fractures are the most common fractures in Germany. Concomitant vascular injuries are extremely rare but potentially life-threatening. The current surgical standard for ...
With intraoperative femur fractures on the rise, surgeons should aim to prevent these fractures from occurring by identifying ...
Femoral shaft fractures are a common and temporarily disabling injury in children. Recent advances in adult orthopaedic traumatology have led to a more aggressive approach to the child with a ...
In an otherwise healthy individual, fractures of the tibia are the ... The tibial plateau is the top surface of the proximal tibia where the femur (upper thigh bone) rests to form the hinge ...
The benefit of an additional screw implanted in the proximal tibia from the anterior at an angle of 90° below the conventional two-screw reconstruction after lateral tibial plateau fracture was ...