retained gauze after surgery is an uncommon error and it may be associated with many complications. we are reporting our case to call attention to the fact that retained gauze may become symptomatic even after a very long interval. herein we report on a patient who developed infection and fistula with discharge from this error 35 years after a surgery for femur fracture and insertion of a im na...

Introduction: Femur is the longest and strongest bone of human body. Its length associated with a striding gait, its strength weight muscular forces. It comprises an upper end, shaft lower end. Proximal part femur includes head, neck, greater lesser trochanters. Objectives: The present study aimed to record femoral head diameter parameters were carried out which would be help orthopedicians whi...

We report retrospective and prospective studies to identify the causes of fracture of the femoral neck associated with femoral shaft nailing on the same side. Of a total of 14 neck fractures in a series of 152 shaft nailings, eight were not visible on the initial pelvic radiographs. We used CT scans before and after operation, and fluoroscopy during the procedure in our prospective series, and ...

Between April 1999 and April 2004, 3497 Birmingham hips were inserted by 89 surgeons. Fracture of the neck of the femur occurred in 50 patients, an incidence of 1.46%. Complete data were available for 45 patients in whom the incidence was 1.91% for women and 0.98% for men. The relative risk of fracture for women vs men was 1.94961 and this was statistically significant (p < 0.01). The mean time...

Patients who suffer a Fractured Neck of Femur (NOF) have a high mortality and morbidity rate with up to 20% needing long term care post fracture and a further 30% not returning to their pre fracture functioning. Hip fracture accounts for 87% of total fragility fractures. We describe an anaesthetic technique of fixation of fracture of the femoral neck under direct infiltration local anaesthesia;...

Objectives: To compare the outcome of DHS (dynamic hip screw) vs cannulated screws in managing fracture neck femur. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Duration: 22-06-2021 to 21-12-2021 (6 months) Settings: Department Orthopedic, D.G Khan Hospital, Khan. Materials &amp; Methods: A total 60 patients with fresh femur, 18 years age both genders were included. The DCS group was managed by i...