Category: 骨科手术
An Overview of Options in Distal Femur Fractures
Summary of Distal Femur Fractures Distal femur fractures are severe injuries that can be technically challenging to operatively treat. Although they account for less than 1% of all fractures and between 3% and 6% of femur fractures, their incidence is likely to increase with the rising geriatric populations and the increasing number of peri-prosthetic injuries.In […]
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Reduction of Depressed Tibial Plateau Fractures Using Balloon Tibioplasty
Depressed tibial plateau fractures Depressed tibial plateau fractures can be difficult to treat and current reduction techniques often lead to poor results. The commonly encountered fracture patterns are split with depression and pure lateral depression fractures (Schatzker type II and III), the later seen predominantly in older patient with osteoporotic bone. The treatment of choice […]
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Femoral Neck-Shaft Angle and Femoral Neck Anteversion
What is Femoral Neck-Shaft Angle Femoral neck-shaft angle is an Angle between the neck of the femur and the shaft of the femur. It is widest at birth and diminishes with age till adolescence.This Angle is 160° in young children and ranges from 110° to 140° in adults. Greater than 140° is a valgus, and […]
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