The aim is to compare the strain pattern in intact and resurfaced femurs using validated third-generation composite femurs and rosette strain gauges. The rosette strain gauges were applied to an intact and a resurfaced third-generation composite femur at three sites: the narrowest part of the lateral surface of the neck, the narrowest part of the medial surface of the neck, and the medial surfa...

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...

PURPOSE The aim of present study is to evaluate the outcome of bone marrow instillation at the fracture site in fracture of intracapsular neck femur treated by head preserving surgery. METHODS This study included 32 patients of age group 18-50 years with closed fracture of intracapsular neck femur. Patients were randomized into two groups as per the plan generated via www.randomization.com. T...

INTRODUCTION Fibrous dysplasia is a rare benign disorder of the skeletal system characterized by fibro osseous proliferation with intervening areas of normal or immature bone in the intramedullary region. It can either be a monostotic (involves one bone) or a polyostotic (involves more than one bone) presentation and usually occurs equally in males and females. Deformities like scoliosis and sh...

Mean platelet volume (MPV) reflects the size of platelets and is accepted as a marker of platelet function. Platelets secrete and express a large number of substances that are crucial mediators of coagulation, inflammation, thrombosis, and atherosclerosis [1]. Hip fractures in the elderly are associated with impaired mobility and increased morbidity and mortality. Chronic disease has one of the...

Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of total hip replacement, accounting for more than 80% of all total hip replacements. Emerging evidence suggests that osteoarthritis has a chronic inflammatory component to its pathogenesis similar to age-related macular degeneration. We evaluated the association between age-related macular degeneration and total hip replacement as proxy for severe osteoarthr...

BACKGROUND Blood lipid profiles have been suggested to be a risk factor for osteoporosis. However, the association between lipid profiles and bone mineral density (BMD) is still unclear. This study aimed to evaluate an association between blood lipid profiles and BMD through both a cross-sectional and a longitudinal study. METHODS Study subjects were 958 postmenopausal Korean women who have r...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the number of deaths and readmissions associated with delay in operation after femoral fracture. DESIGN Analysis of inpatient hospital episode statistics. SETTING NHS hospital trusts in England with at least 100 admissions for fractured neck of femur during the study period. Patients People aged > or = 65 admitted from home with fractured neck of femur and discharged b...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Body weight and body mass index (BMI) are considered strong predictors of osteoporotic fractures, though optimal BMI levels remain unsettled. There are several studies conducted on women about the relationship between BMI and bone mineral density (BMD), and just a few so far on men. Therefore, the objective of current study was to analyze the relationship between weight...

BACKGROUND Kidney dysfunction and albuminuria may be associated with BMD. However, little evidence has been reported on relationships between BMD and eGFR and albuminuria. METHODS A total of 8,992 subjects aged 50 years or older participated in a survey conducted. Participants had their lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD measured by a Lunar Prodigy bone densitometer (GE, Madison, WI). Kidney f...