BACKGROUND The incidence of fractures in the trochanteric area has risen with the increasing numbers of elderly persons with osteoporosis. The imperative goals of treatment are early mobilization by means of stable fixation using as minimally invasive a procedure as possible. Nowadays, there is an increasing interest in intramedullary nailing, especially for unstable intertrochanteric fractures...

Intertrochanteric fractures can be fixed with various implants surface or intramedullary implants. A study was done on Fixation of trochanteric Hip Nail/Intra Medullary Screw an innovative cephalomedullary nail designed by author to determine its efficacy, union operative use and functional outcome. Trochanteric hip were classified upon number parts, stable unstable in initial 43 cases. All as ...

Radiation exposure to the surgeon and patient was measured in 14 patients during internal fixation of trochanteric fractures of the femur. Dosimetry studies were also done to determine the directions of maximum scatter production. The results indicated that the standard lead apron suffices for adequate gonadal and bone marrow shielding but the surgeon is still exposed to significant radiation l...

BACKGROUND Calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS), which is used in the evaluation of osteoporosis, is believed to be intimately associated with the characteristics of the proximal femur. However, the specific associations of calcaneal QUS with characteristics of the hip sub-regions remain unclear. DESIGN A cross-sectional assessment of 53 osteoporotic patients was performed for the skeletal...

INTRODUCTION Proximal femur locking compression plates (PF-LCP) have gained popularity since their inception due to superior biomechanical stability and durability but clinical experience has shown conflicting results including implant failure. OBJECTIVE To study the incidence of implant failure in patients with sub-trochanteric fractures managed with proximal femoral locking compression plat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Treatment options for failed internal fixation of hip fractures include prosthetic replacement. We evaluated survival, complications, and radiographic outcome in 30 patients who were operated with a specific modular, uncemented hip reconstruction prosthesis as a salvage procedure after failed treatment of trochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS ...

In the thigh, muscle tears are uncommon amongst joggers, but muscle sheath tears with herniation are frequent, but insignificant. In the hip, trochanteric bursitis is very common. Avulsion fractures of the hamstring origin have been seen in young runners, as have avulsions of the sartorius origin. Osteoarthrosis of the hip joint is not infrequent among older joggers. Even after hip replacement,...