and closed reduction internal fixation (CRIF) for femoral neck fracture. Methods. A literature-based search was conducted to identify all relevant studies published before September 10 ...

ORIF and CRIF are the two common techniques to cure femoral neck fracture. The results of the present meta-analysis showed that there was significant difference of AVN between ORIF and CRIF ...

Scher says. In addition to the approaches described, the fallback treatment for a femur fracture in a child of any age is external fixation. This technique involves the use of rigid metal rods or ...

(Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) ORIF surgery is needed only for severe fractures. It's often done as emergency surgery. If your bone is in pieces, it may need to be repositioned and held in ...

Unlike a hip fracture, which can be treated relatively easily ... an external frame to temporarily hold the bones in proper alignment while other problems are treated. This is called temporary ...

For post-menopausal women, the sudden drop in estrogen after menopause leads to bone loss, weakening the structure of bones ...

A 52-year-old man with no relevant past medical history presented to the clinic with chronic right knee pain and difficulty ...

3 The patient underwent surgical fixation with an intramedullary nail to stabilise the subtrochanteric femur fracture. Despite the chronic nature of the fracture, we proceeded with intramedullary ...

Fixation of both the fractures with a locking compression plate (LCP) was performed. Delayed healing initially required revision osteosynthesis of the right femur, supplemented by autologous bone ...

Title Do transcortical screws in a locking plate construct improve the stiffness in the fixation of Vancouver B1 periprosthetic femur fractures? A biomechanical analysis of 2 different plating ...