Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Statistics show approximately 38,000 cases of periprosthetic distal femur fractures were treated in 2005, ...

In the human body, the femur, the thigh bone is one of the largest and strongest bones which extends from the hip joint all the way down to the knee joint. Being the strongest bone, a significantly ...

Whether hemiarthroplasty is an outdated way of treating displaced femoral neck fractures or if it still has its place when used in certain patients depends on which orthopedist you talk to.

Long-term bisphosphonate therapy can change bones at the microscopic level to make them more susceptible to the rare catastrophic transverse breaks known as atypical femoral fractures (AFFs), ...

AAOS Releases New Guidelines for the Treatment of Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons approved new guidelines for the treatment of pediatric diaphyseal ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Board of Directors approved a new clinical practice guideline for the treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures. Diaphyseal (the shaft of a long ...

Bloomington-based Indiana University has launched a statewide consortium to accelerate musculoskeletal research, treatment and manufacturing, as bone fractures and mobility loss surge among older ...

Influence of some clinical parameters in the tolerance to treatment in elderly patients with advanced lung cancer. Background: Local control for soft tissue sarcomas of the long bones often includes ...

October 13, 2010 — Bisphosphonates approved for the treatment of osteoporosis will now bear a label warning about the possible increased risk for 2 types of atypical femur fractures, the US Food and ...

A treatment system centered on elderly hip fractures has been formed, which achieves full process management of pre-hospital ...