Contact in elite football can result in severe injury such as traumatic fracture. Limited information exists regarding the rehabilitation and return to sport (RTS) of these injuries especially in ...

Fractures of the forearm can occur at different levels: near the wrist at the farthest (distal) end of the bone, in the middle of the forearm or near the elbow at the top (proximal) end of the bone.

We also noted down the reasons for removal of implants. Results: In the period of study, 165 patients had operative fixation of their distal radius fractures, of which 44 (26.7%) had had their ...

Testing Protocol The two tibial fracture reconstructions were subjected to two different loading protocols. In the first protocol, both reconstructions (n = 10 per group) underwent a load-to ...

Methods The two reconstruction techniques were tested using a porcine model (n = 40). Fracture was simulated using a defined osteotomy of the lateral tibial plateau. Load-to-failure and multiple ...

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Long-stemmed implants can be used to achieve diaphyseal fixation and bypass distal fracture extension into the tibial shaft. Cones or sleeves can be used to manage significant metaphyseal bone loss.