PURPOSE To describe a variant of intertrochanteric fracture not well-characterised in the existing classification systems. METHODS 10 women and 2 men aged 59 to 98 (median, 80) years with intertrochanteric fractures characterised by a low intertrochanteric fracture, a basicervical fracture fragment, and a thin or fractured lateral wall with greater trochanteric comminution were reviewed. RE...

With today’s aging population, musculoskeletal diseases such as osteoporosis, degenerative arthritis, and degenerative spine disease, are on the rise, and these conditions are associated with increased fracture risk. Intertrochanteric fractures in elderly patients often involve severe displacement or comminution with poor bone quality. Accordingly, various treatment methods for hip fracture hav...

Objective: To determine the efficacy in treatment of vertically unstable sacral fractures with pelvic external fixation and skeletal traction. Patients and Methods: The pelvic external fixation and skeletal traction were applied on 12 cases of vertically unstable sacral fracture (eight males and four females, at age of 19 52 years, mean 35.2 years) including two cases of Denis Zone I, nine of Z...

Simultaneous fracture of lateral condyle and medial epicondyle of humerus along with elbow dislocation is very rare injury in adults. Only a few cases have been reported in literature in pediatric age groups. The authors describe a case report of fracture of lateral condyle and medial epicondyle of humerus along with elbow dislocation in a young adult. The patient sustained injury in the form o...

Introduction: Hip fractures continue to be a major cause of mortality and disability among the elderly. Methods: The study includes 32 patients with closed unstable intertrochanteric fracture classified as AO 31A2 &31A3, over a period of 30 months between may 2008 to November 2011. Inclusion Criteria-All mature skeleton above 50 years of age .Closed Unstable Trochanteric Fracture Classified as ...

Introduction :To review the outcome of 60 patients treated with a proximal femoral nail (PFN) for Unstable trochanteric fractures from Jan 2010 to Dec 2011. Methods: 27 men and 33 women aged 28 to 90 (mean, 63) years with Unstable trochanteric fractures underwent PFN fixation using an cephallo-medullary nail, a lag screw, and a hip pin & Interlocking Bolts. Fractures were classified according t...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fixation of unstable trochanteric fractures is challenging. Application of a circumferential wire may facilitate bone contact and avoid postoperative fracture displacement. However, the use of circumferential wires remains controversial due to possible disturbance of the blood supply to the underlying bone. We evaluated the results of applied circumferential wires, concen...

Study Design Case report. Objective The objective of this study was to report a case of an unstable C1 burst fracture in the setting of a vertebral artery anomaly at the craniovertebral junction. Methods A 55-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with severe neck pain after falling approximately 15 feet and landing on his head. Computed tomography scan of the cervical spine revealed an unst...

We develop a pore-scale model of wetting in a single fracture. A variable fracture aperture distribution is represented as a square lattice of conceptual pores connected by throats. We borrow concepts from network modeling of ̄ow in porous media to generate a fracture model that includes the e€ects of ̄ow in wetting layers, snap-o€, and cooperative piston-like advance. Cooperative ®lling accoun...