Mar 13, 2023

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Fifth metatarsal fractures, in particular so-called Jones fractures, are relatively common injuries both in the general population and athletes. Although discussions about whether...

Mar 06, 2023

The study results indicate that women with osteoporosis initiated on gastro-resistant risedronate have a lower risk of fracture than those initiated on immediate release risedronate or alendronate. A ...

Mar 06, 2023

To assess the impact of screw density on: (1) rod fracture/pseudarthrosis, (2) proximal/distal junctional kyphosis/failure (PJK/DJK/PJF), and (3) deformity correction judged by sagittal vertical axis ...

Feb 27, 2023

Dental cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloy manufactured by selective laser melting (SLM) is not recommended for clinical applications before annealing because of excessive residual stress. However, limited ...

Feb 20, 2023

The purpose is to introduce a novel scaphoid screw placement surgery based on a novel three-dimensional (3D) printing guiding template through dorsal approach, and to evaluate the clinical feasibility...

Feb 13, 2023

To investigate the safety of using the anterior approach (AA), compared to the lateral approach (LA), in hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of displaced neck of femur fractures.Retrospective case-cont...

Feb 13, 2023

Retrospective review of prospectively collected cohort.To identify differences in treatment and mortality of spine fractures in patients with ankylosing conditions of the spine.Ankylosing spondylitis ...

Feb 06, 2023

This retrospective study aimed to clarify the occurrence and types of otologic injuries in children and adolescents with skull fractures. Files of all patients under 18 years of age who had been diagn...

Feb 06, 2023

Atypical femoral fracture (AFF) is documented as a known but rare complication of bisphosphonate use for the treatment of osteoporosis. These present in an incomplete form prior to failure, which resu...

Jan 30, 2023

Implant cut-out or cut-through remains a common cause of cephalomedullary nail failure and patient morbidity following surgical treatment of intertrochanteric femur fractures. In patients not suitable...

Jan 30, 2023

The distal tibiofibular syndesmosis (DTS) is a fretting joint and it is still a hot issue how to satisfy strong internal fixation while allowing fretting. This study described and evaluated a new meth...

Jan 23, 2023

The use of machine learning has the potential to estimate the probability of a second classification event more accurately than traditional statistical methods, and few previous studies on predicting ...

Jan 23, 2023

Health records of patients hospitalized for osteoporotic fracture were analyzed. Prior to the index hospital admission, most patients were not receiving any antiosteoporotic treatment. During the inde...

Jan 16, 2023

Surgical treatment of lateral distal fibula fractures is associated with high risk of reoperation and complications. The primary aim was to report risks of surgical site infection (SSI) and reoperatio...

Jan 16, 2023

The reason for graft failure after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is multifactorial. Controversies remain regarding the predominant factor and incidence of failure aetiology in the l...

Jan 09, 2023

Temporal bone fracture can cause posttraumatic deafness. Sequelae like ossification or obliteration of the cochlea can impact the outcome of cochlea implantation. This study highlights the effect of ...

Dec 19, 2022

Adequate vitamin D status is essential for bone health. New randomized controlled trials investigating the effect of vitamin D supplementation on bone health have recently been published. This positio...

Dec 05, 2022

The purpose of this study was twofold: 1. To assess how adaptive modeling, accounting for development of inpatient complications, affects the predictive capacity of the risk tool to predict inpatient ...

Dec 05, 2022

Additional variables for a nationwide hip fracture registry must be carefully chosen to prevent unnecessary registry load. A registry pilot in seven hospitals resulted in recommending polypharmacy, se...

May 23, 2022

Low back pain is common and remains one of the leading causes of disability globally. This study aimed to develop an evidence map of the quantity of available evidence assessing approaches to manage l...