The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for periprosthetic fractures occurring in recipients of total hip replacement. Methods. We identified Medicare ...

One systematic review compared the outcomes of DFR and ORIF for treating periprosthetic distal femur fractures. The study found no significant differences in complications or functional outcomes ...

KOLOA, Hawaii — Surgeons must devise and implement calculated treatment algorithms when performing periprosthetic fracture revisions following total hip and total knee arthroplasties ...

Comparative studies have also evaluated the incidences and outcomes of IFFs against other types of periprosthetic femoral fractures. Findings suggest that while the incidence of IFFs is rising ...

“Some of the important things to look out for are consistent whether you are doing a native, distal femoral fracture or many of these things transcend to a periprosthetic distal femoral fracture ...

or secondary osteoporotic fractures (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis, chronic nutritional deficiency, hyperthyroidism, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Parkinson’s disease, chronic liver disease, ...

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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 ...

2020). Besides, older adults aged ≥65 has with MC have a greater chance of getting a Musculoskeletal Fracture (MA). Proximal femur fractures, including osteoporotic femoral neck fractures, are also ...

The tibia is the major bone of the lower leg, commonly referred to as the shin bone. Tibia fractures can occur from many types of injuries and come in different shapes and sizes. Each fracture must be ...