background:management of acetabular fractures in the senior population can be one of the most challenging injuries tomanage. furthermore, treating surgeons have a paucity of information to guide the treatment in this patient population.the purpose of this study was to determine: (1) demographic and epidemiologic data, (2) mortality rates for nonoperativecompared to operative management at diffe...

Funda TAŞTEKİN AKSU Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Anatomi Anabilim Dalı 35340 İnciraltı, İZMIR Tel: (232) 4124361 e-posta: [email protected] SUMMARY Acetabulum is a hemispherical cavity on the medial part of the hip joint. Anterior acetabular ridge’s morphology is clinically important during total hip arthroplasty. Additionally the depth and diameter of the acetabulum are impor...

The purpose of this study was to determine if glenohumeral internal rotation deficits (GIRD) exist in an asymptomatic population of professional pitchers, and to assess whether these changes are primarily a bony or soft tissue adaptation. Twenty three, active, asymptomatic professional (Major League Baseball) pitchers volunteered for the study. Clinical measures of glenohumeral ranges of motion...

INTRODUCTION The anatomic neck of the humerus is used as a reference for the osteotomy in shoulder arthroplasty. Resection along the anterior portion of the cartilage/metaphyseal border is assumed to remove a cap of a sphere that can accurately be replaced with a spherical prosthetic implant oriented precisely to the original articular surface. The aim of this study was to determine the variabi...

conclusions a neglected hip dislocation with acetabular fracture can be managed satisfactorily with uncemented thr. bone reconstruction using chunk grafts and use of cementless components ensures long-term survival and also preserves adequate bone stock for revision, especially in young patients. introduction posterior hip dislocation of the hip with acetabular fracture is a challenging problem...