This study aims to answer the question: Which are superior—conventional or short femoral stems?. An Optymis stem was used as a short-femoral stem, and an Accolade II stem was used as a conventional-femoral stem.
With improved materials, instrumentation and surgical techniques in the past few decades, total ankle arthroplasty has begun to supplant fusion as the go-to surgical treatment option.
A multidisciplinary care model can reduce the risk for subsequent fractures among adults hospitalized for a hip fracture, according to findings published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
People might think of the typical joint replacement patient as a senior aged 65 or older, but the surgery is becoming much more common among younger adults with chronic joint pain.
A pseudo-Jones fracture, also known as the avulsion fracture of the fifth metatarsal, is the most common type of fifth metatarsal fracture. The fifth metatarsal is the bone that runs from the midfoot to the base of the small toe on the outside of the foot.
