Hip luxation occurs when the femoral head moves from its position in the acetabulum to a resting position that is either craniodorsal or caudoventral. To prevent this from occurring, the ligament of ...

Facing the potential of life in prison on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, Sean Combs hired a high-profile team of defense lawyers for his criminal trial.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the postoperative outcomes of femoral trochanteric fractures with fracture lines extending to the base of the femoral neck (Type 2-3 fractures), treated ...

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry was used to quantify BMD for total femur, lumbar spine (L1-L4) and femoral trochanter, and bone mineral content (BMC) at baseline, one year and three years.

Participants in both groups had bone density scans at sites like the femur (upper thigh), lumbar spine (low back) and femoral trochanter (part of the femur near the hip joint), all of which are ...

A 20-year-old woman presented with long-standing right groin pain that she first noticed during high school sports. She did not seek evaluation until beginning college athletics, when she noted ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Treatment of Old Ununited Fracture of the Neck of the Femur by Transplantation of the Head of the Femur to the Trochanter ...

Contact pressures were measured in human hip joints using pressure-sensitive film to examine the effects of femoral angle on contact mechanics in greater trochanter loading. The results showed that ...

Stryker's Gamma4 system is designed to treat hip and femur fractures and streamline procedural workflows for surgeons.

Conclusion: Both the Proximal Femoral Nail A2 and Condylar blade plate are effective implants for the treatment of unstable trochanteric fractures. The intramedullary implant promotes biological ...