Bisphosphonates are a class of drugs that prevent bone loss by decreasing bone resorption. They represent a major treatment for osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. Recent reports suggest that a potential complication of long-term bisphosphonate therapy may be atypical insufficiency fractures of the femur. Concern exists about delayed union after fracture stabilization in patients ta...

Not many case reports of suspected child abuse as assessed solely on skeletal remains are available. Forensic anthropologists have intimate knowledge of normal skeletal anatomy, bone trauma and processes of healing of bone and may therefore be of help in suspected cases of child abuse. Patterns of trauma in juvenile skeletal remains which are suggestive of abuse include fractures in different p...

Fat embolism syndrome refers to a constellation of symptoms secondary to the presence of fat globules in the lung parenchyma and/or peripheral blood circulation. The syndrome is most often seen in association with long bone or pelvic fractures and can cause significant morbidity and mortality. The present randomized double blind placebo-controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of...

Abnormalities in bone turnover, mineralization, and volume represent one of the three components of chronic kidney disease-related mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD). The risk of hip fracture is considerably high, while the risk of spinal compression fracture may not be more elevated among CKD patients than in general population. The relationship between bone fracture and bone mineral density ...

INTRODUCTION U.S. Army Special Forces Medics (18Ds) operate in austere environments where decisions regarding patient management may be limited by available resources. Portable ultrasound may allow for the detection of fractures in environments where other imaging modalities such as radiography are not readily available or practical. OBJECTIVE We used a simulation training model for the ultra...

Bisphosphonates are powerful drugs. Their ability to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures has saved thousands of people from becoming a fracture patient. Osteoporosis is due to an imbalance in the maintenance remodeling of the skeleton. This remodeling is different from the repair processes following fracture or bone surgery. Because research on the use of bisphosphonates has mostly focuse...

introduction: the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of prednisolone on the sensitivity of bone scanning to detect the simulated closed fracture in the rat tibia.  methods: a total number of forty eight adult, male nmri rats randomly assigned into two parts, one part for 4 and other for 8 weeks experiments. each part has been divided into four groups, one group not receivi...

conclusions we found the magnetic field assistant device to be an accurate, radiation-independent jig for close passing of guide wire after close reduction of femoral fracture. it can reduce the need for radiation during placement of guide wire for closed intramedullary nailing of the long bones. more studies are required to improve and evaluate the technique and equipment. results outcomes of ...

introduction: the selective medication for pain control in many clinical situations is morphine but its complications prevent its widespread use. ketamine has been introduced as an alternative for morphine in some studies. however, the efficacy of its solitary use has not yet been evaluated. therefore, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of ketamine alone in relieving pain i...

conclusions stability of the clavicle is crucial for shoulder function and care should be taken not to miss or underestimate segmental bipolar fractures even with a low energy mechanism. authors believe that operative treatment should be taken into consideration for displaced fractures. introduction clavicle fractures are very common, accounting for approximately 4% of all adult fractures. segm...