Background: Respiratory problems are common after long bone fractures. The objective of the present investigation is to evaluate the effect of early fixation of femoral shaft fracture on the incidence of respiratory problems. Methods: The results of early and late stabilization of femoral shaft fractures were studied in 150 patients. The patients were divided into two groups according to the st...

Hoffa fractures are known as coronal fractures of the femoral condyle and are rare injuries account for less than 1% of distal femur fractures [1-4]. The association of Hoffa fracture and proximal tibial fractures is even rarer [5]. It is an intraarticular fracture of the posterior aspect of the femoral condyle in coronal plane, resulting from high-energy traumas motor vehicle accidents (most c...

abstract   background: the tibial diaphyseal fractures are the most common type of long bone fractures encountered by most orthopedic surgeons. in accordance with descriptive indices of tibia fractures on the basis of their location in the bone, distal tibia fractures have the second incidence of all tibia fractures after the middle tibia fractures. the purpose of the study was to assess the co...

introduction: restoration of normal anatomic alignment is a key component of the treatment of distal radius fractures (drf). this study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasonography (us) in determining the adequacy of closed reduction in these fractures. methods : drf patients admitted to the emergency department of al-zahra hospital, isfahan, iran from september 2011 to 2012, were enrolled...

BACKGROUND Current management of tibial plateau fractures requires careful soft-tissue management. Often a staged approach with temporary external fixation followed by delayed internal fixation is recommended. While proven in high-energy injuries, its relevance in treating low-energy fractures has not been investigated. The goal of the current study was to assess the short-term complication rat...

Intertrochanteric fractures are injuries that affect both the elderly and young individuals. In young individuals injury results from high energy trauma and in elderly individuals usually fractures are 1 of osteoporotic bone ,resulting from trivial trauma. Intertrochanteric fractures are more common in elderly females. Elderly people with low bone mineral density are prone for 2 unstable fractu...

background: the main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between serum vitamin d and the status of bone mineral density in patients with low-energy hip and distal radius fracture. methods: this retrospective case-control study was performed between january 2013 and january 2014. participants aged 55 years or older were divided to case group including 85 patients with low-ene...