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, morbid obesity, metastatic lesions, or suspected femoral pathology). 17 – 21 Different nails have been manufactured, although in a recent review no superiority was found for any model. 22 , 23 Distal locking provides length and rotational
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insertional footprint area of the triceps on the olecranon of 466 mm 2 with a width ranging 1.9 cm-4.2 cm. 3 The footprint was described as dome-shaped, with the largest part measured distally and the longest part measured at the centre ( Fig. 1 ). The
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Introduction Distal femur fractures have a variable frequency of approximately 27% of all femur fractures ( 1 ), increasing due to a rise incidence of high-energy trauma. This acquires greater relevance when we understand that the main
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Introduction Distal femoral fractures account for 3–6% of all femoral fractures ( 1 , 2 ) with less than 10% being comminuted ( 3 ). The population sustaining distal femoral fractures is increasingly older with over half occurring in patients
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Anatomy The biceps tendon, as the name suggests, originates as two headed muscle with a long head and a short head from the supraglenoid tubercle and coracoid process, respectively. Distally the muscle inserts as one tendon into the radial
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Introduction Distal radius fracture (DRF) is the most common fall-related fracture and the most common fracture of the upper extremities. 1 , 2 The age-adjusted overall incidence of DRF varies between 100 and 300 per 100,000 person
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Introduction Distal humerus fractures are relatively uncommon injuries, accounting for approximately 2% of all fractures. 1 The overall incidence in adults is 5.7 cases per 100,000 per year. 1 – 3 Similar to other extremity fractures
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Introduction Distal radius fractures (DRFs) are one of the most common types of fractures, representing around 25% of fractures in the pediatric population and up to 18% of all fractures in the elderly population, with data from last year
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Introduction Distal biceps tendon (DBT) conditions are relatively common in middle-aged males. The number of reported DBT tears seems to have increased over the last few years, likely related to better understanding and improved diagnostic
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Introduction A destroyed distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) can be reconstructed by fusion, resection and/or interposition of soft tissue or arthroplasty. Fusion is not desirable, as prono-supination is second only to thumb opposition in the
