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As the proportion of elderly individuals within the population grows, the incidence of hip fractures increases.
Traditionally, orthopedic surgeons used to focus on surgical treatment of hip fractures; however, the field’s...
Mechanisms of ceramic liner fractures have not yet been fully elucidated. Impingement between a stem and ceramic liner is a proposed cause of ceramic liner fractures. We experienced a case...
The aging of the Korean population is expected to result in an increase in the prevalence of hip fractures. The aim of this review is to evaluate potential hip-fracture trends...
Purpose: To compare efficacy of ultrasound (US)-guided single-injection nerve blocks (SINB) before bipolar hemiarthroplasty (BHA) of the hip in patients with femoral neck fractures.
Materials and Methods: Clinical outcomes of 89...
Purpose: The utility of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for the treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients (≥80 years of age) remains controversial as a patient’s general condition...
Purpose: To analyze the utility of sonoelastography–a radiation-free procedure to characterize muscle properties–as an instrument to qualitatively and quantitatively assess the rectus femoris muscle.
Materials and Methods: Fifty-one consecutive patients who...