Purpose To analyze the relation between cognitive impairment on arrival at hospital in
patients older than 65 years with a hip fracture, and their mortality, medical and surgical …

The aim of this study is to establish the falsifiability of the" osteoporotic hypothesis" for hip
fracture, according to which the bone density and mineral composition of bone tissue in …

Osteoporotic hip fracture (OHF) is an increasingly frequent age-related pathology, which
results in high rates of functional loss and mortality within the first year after surgery. This …

Introduction Intramedullary nailing is a valuable treatment option for many types of fractures.
Furthermore nailing is applicable for osteosynthesis following osteotomy in deformity …

Background The risk of femoral neck fracture progressively increases with age. However,
the reasons behind this consistent increase in the fracture risk can't be completely justified …

The Gerhard Kuentscher Society was founded from surgeons convinced and dedicated to
the ideas of intramedullary fixation of fractures. Kuentscher was not the first to try the …

Globally, the burden of orthopedic injury and disease outweighs that of human
immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis, and malaria, 1, 2 yet remains undersupported by …

An entry point medial to the tip of the greater trochanter is considered optimal for antegrade
femur nailing. The deforming forces in a subtrochanteric fracture often make it difficult to …

A custom-made instrument set of Steel Sleeves was developed to assist the insertion of
reamers and intramedullary devices for fixation of long bone fractures or lengthening …

Background: Distal anterior cortical perforation is 1 complication of antegrade femoral
nailing. The effect of greater trochanteric (GT) starting points on cortical perforation risk has …