At that time, he underwent right femur lengthening over a nail (LON) to gain 8 cm and achieve equal leg lengths (Figure 9). A contralateral left distal femur and ... addressed with epiphysiodesis of ...

for femoral neck fracture. Methods. A literature-based search was conducted to identify all relevant studies published before September 10, 2013. The odd ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI ...

During the procedure, to gain access to the hip joint, the surgeon separates and retracts a piece of bone from the greater trochanter (the upper part of the femur), which is the attachment site for ...

Results: FEPFs accounted for 26% of femoral fractures, affecting mostly men (sex ratio: 1.26) with a mean age of (61 ± 18.7) years. Good pre-fracture autonomy (mean Parker score: 7.5) was present in ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with “multiple suspected fractures” after a bank holiday crash in Powys. Dyfed-Powys Police has ...

Background: Femoral fractures in hospitalized patients often lead to limited ... High-ACCI patients had significantly greater risks of developing DVT (OR = 2.151), pressure ulcers (OR = 2.168), and ...

Figure 1 Paraplegic patient who has developed an approximately 10 cm grade 3 pressure ulcer, over the greater trochanter (a), a 5 cm grade 4 ... In exceptional cases, small dry necroses (< 3 cm) may ...