Whether hemiarthroplasty is an outdated way of treating displaced femoral neck fractures or if it still has its place when used in certain patients depends on which orthopedist you talk to.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 26-year-old man who was in a motorcycle crash arrived at the ED with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3T.

In the human body, the femur, the thigh bone is one of the largest and strongest bones which extends from the hip joint all the way down to the knee joint. Being the strongest bone, a significantly ...

LONDON, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, has announced the launch of its CONQUEST FN™ system, a new implant solution to treat ...

Background. A meta-analysis was performed to assess the association between healing rate, avascular necrosis (AVN) of femoral head and two reductions-open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) and closed ...

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 ...

Osteoporosis: A disease in which bones become thin, weak and are easily fractured. Stress Fracture: Fracture occurring in bone subject to repeated stress. Compression Fracture: Fracture caused by ...

Scientists at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) have made a great leap forward in predicting the risk of hip fracture among women due to osteoporosis. They have discovered that it is not necessary to ...

Femoral neck plays an important in weight bearing and movement. ORIF and CRIF are the two common techniques to cure femoral neck fracture. The results of the present meta-analysis showed that there ...

LONDON, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, has announced the launch of its CONQUEST FN™ system, a new implant solution to treat ...