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Fragile fractures, also known as osteoporosis fractures, insufficiency fractures, and senile fractures are a significant problem encountered by orthopedic surgeons. Calcium and vitamin D are essential for maintaining bone health...
A helical blade type of hip screw is used widely for the operative management of femoral trochanteric fractures. A 73-year-old female patient was admitted for femoral trochanteric fracture AO/OTA type...
Purpose: To compare the results between plating and intramedullary nailing for ipsilateral fibular fractures in pilon fractures.
Materials and Methods: Among 124 patients with pilon fractures from November 2008 to March...
Over the last two decades, bisphosphonate has widely been applied in the treatment of osteoporosis.
We reviewed the various adverse effects, current trials involving diverse bone metabolic diseases, and
the future direction...
Purpose: This study evaluated the clinical and radiological outcomes of TFNA (Trochanteric Fixation NailAdvanced; Depuy Synthes) for the treatment of proximal femur fractures.
Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study...