Introduction Electromagnetic stimulation is a common therapy to support bone healing in cases of avascular necrosis or pseudarthrosis. An electrostimulative screw implant (Asnis III s-series screw in Figure 1) is used to stimulate bone regeneration in the treatment of femoral head avascular necrosis. To enable positive outcome of the treatment, optimal positioning of the electric implant is cri...

INTRODUCTION Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (LCPD) represents idiopathic avascular necrosis of femoral head in pediatric population. Indications for treatment depend mostly on prognosis about femoral head sphericity and hip congruence at the end of growth. The aim of this review is to highline prognostic factors of LCPD. METHODS Bibliographic search in PubMed allowed selection of 33 articles conc...

Hip spica cast is a useful modality for the lower limb immobilization in children with hip and femur pathologies. Single, one half, double may be applied depending on indication. The position of also dependent underlying pathology which being applied. inguinal region knee are potential weak spots these should reinforce during application. Potential complications include plaster sores, breakage,...

Fractures of the femoral neck are considered to be impacted when they do not displace during normal hip movement. This implies that the fragments are in close apposition so that they move as one. They have received relatively little attention compared with displaced fractures because they have been considered generally to be simple to treat and complicated rarely by non-union and avascular necr...

Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a disease that affects younger patients (age range usually from 15 to 50 years), and which leads to debilitating arthritis often requiring total hip arthroplasty (THA) for disabling pain. However, neuromuscular diseases, such as, cerebral palsy and poliomyelitis, are a concern in patients with THA, because dislocation frequently occurs after surge...

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by the presence of the Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome resulting from the reciprocal translocation t(9;22)(q34;q11). The molecular consequence of this translocation is the generation of the BCR-ABL fusion gene, which encodes a constitutively active protein tyrosine kinase. The oncogenic protein tyrosine kinase, which is ...

Ipsilateral fractures of the femoral neck and trochanter are uncommon. We report a 30-year-old man with a T-shaped fracture separating the trochanter and neck from the head. He underwent osteosynthesis using a dynamic compression plate, screws, and pins. Bone union occurred 4 months postoperatively. At the one-year follow-up, the patient was free of pain and had no evidence of avascular necrosi...

The incidence and long-term outcome of undisplaced fatigue fractures of the femoral neck treated conservatively were examined in Finnish military conscripts between 1970 and 1990. From 106 cases identified, 66 patients with 70 fractures were followed for a mean of 18.3 years (11 to 32). The original medical records and radiographs were studied and physical and radiological follow-up data analys...

Failures in the treatment of fractures of the femoral neck are caused by several factors. Some of these, such as avascular necrosis of the femoral head, cannot be avoided. Other factors, such as inaccurate reduction or imperfect fixation, can be partly controlled. The possibility has long been considered that the nail itself and the disturbance caused by its introduction might damage the blood ...

19 Objective: Avascular necrosis of femoral head and nonunion is a major complication 20 after the treatment of displaced femoral neck fracture in young adults. 21 The purpose of this study was to introduce a new technique using biodegradable 22 magnesium screws and vascularised iliac grafting for displaced femoral neck fracture 23 in young adults. 24 Methods: Totally 19 patients with displaced...