The treatment goal of any open fracture is to make sure that the wound is cleaned early, the fracture is stabilized, and all measures are taken to prevent a deep infection postoperatively.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Every 6-hour delay in debridement increased the probability of infection in patients with open femoral and ...

Femoral neck fractures are intracapsular fractures. The capsule is the area that contains the fluid that lubricates and nourishes the hip joint. Fractures in this area are categorized based on the ...

With increasing life expectancy, frailty and hip fractures will correspondingly increase in numbers, now at more than 300,000 fractures per year and projected to rise to more than 500,000 by 2040. Hip ...

A 19-year-old man was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle, and thrown 5 feet. When paramedics arrived on the scene within 10 minutes of the accident, the patient was alert and oriented to time ...

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 ...

A hip fracture is a break in the top quarter of the thighbone, which is also called the femur. It can happen for lots of reasons and in many ways. Falls -- especially those to the side -- are among ...

Since 2007, there have been several reports suggesting a potential association between the use of bisphosphonates and the occurrence of subtrochanteric or so-called atypical femoral fracture. 1–4 ...

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, General Hospital of Jinan Military Command, 250031 Jinan, China. 2 Research on 2013 stage doctoral student of TCM Orthopaedics, Shandong University of Traditional ...