Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite higher interfragmentary strains placed on distal femur fractures when weight-bearing during early ...

A team of orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found that modern technology for healing distal femur fractures is as safe and effective as its ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Figure 1: Preoperative AP radiograph of the left distal femur showing a severely comminuted, periprosthetic ...

Recovery from a hip fracture depends on the type of surgery a person has, as well as their mobility, age, and overall health. Many people regain functionality in 6–9 months with physical therapy and ...

What is a Femoral Neck Fracture? Fracture neck of femur is a type of hip fracture seen in elderly people. An unsteady gait or reduced bone mineral density, both of which may be seen in the elderly is ...

Physeal fractures in neonates are difficult to diagnose. They occur rarely and often are not easily detectable on radiographs. Suspicion of this injury usually arises when an infant demonstrates ...

I am a 31 year old female and after running two 50k's and a 75 mile stage race (all trail) in 4 weeks time I have been diagnosed with a stress fracture in my femur (mid-way - not at the neck). I know ...

A study in the current issue of the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma links Merck's osteoporosis drug Fosamax to a rare type of fracture in the femur. The small, observational study looked at 70 patients ...