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The aim of the study is to review the results of prophylactic reconstruction of subtrochanteric metastatic bone disease of femur using a Long
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To investigate the origin of fractures at the distal locking site of the
A number of techniques have been developed to improve the immediate mechanical anchorage of implants for enhancing implant longevity. This issue becomes even more relevant in patients with osteoporosis who have fragile bone. We have previously shown that a dynamic hip screw (DHS) can be augmented with a calcium sulphate/hydroxyapatite (CaS/HA) based injectable biomaterial to increase the immediate mechanical anchorage of the DHS system to saw bones with a 400% increase in peak extraction force compared to un-augmented DHS. The results were also at par with bone cement (PMMA). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of CaS/HA augmentation on the integration of a different fracture fixation device (gamma nail lag-screw) with osteoporotic saw bones. Osteoporotic saw bones (bone volume fraction = 15%) were instrumented with a
We have prospectively compared the fixation of 100 intertrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur in elderly patients with random use of either a Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) or a new intramedullary device, the
Aim of the study : The purpose of this work was to study the short term results of the surgical treatment of subtrochanteric femoral fractures with the use of long
Purpose: Osteosynthesis of complex subtrochanteric fractures is a difficult task. Complications are frequent and results are uncertain. Cemented fixation of pathological metastatic fractures requires a major intervention. The functional prognosis remains uncertain. Our objective was to evaluate the contribution of the long
We studied 217 patients with an unstable trochanteric or subtrochanteric fracture who had been randomly allocated to treatment by either internal fixation with a standard
The last decade has seen a rise in the use of the
Introduction: While recent guidelines for the treatment of such fractures do not recommend load-bearing devices, there is little evidence actually condemning them, and there is still a lack of literature on the reconstruction nails now generally used. Aim: To evaluate the clinical outcome of pathological (metastatic) proximal femoral fractures treated by either a long
Purpose: To describe a technique that allows “closed” reduction and “percutaneous” fixation of intertrochanteric fractures that were unable to be reduced preoperatively, with the use of the Trochanteric