Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Orthopedic surgeons who treat pediatric patients may perform a distal femoral osteotomy when a congenital lower ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medial patellofemoral reconstruction with derotational distal femoral osteotomy yielded favorable subjective and ...

Revision THR can be challenging due to the wide exposures required, increased blood loss, increased operative time, and compromised soft tissue and bone stock. This is especially true when a ...

Osteotomy is surgery to reshape the bones in a joint, fix a misalignment, or treat other joint problems. Arthritis is a common reason to have the surgery, which involves cutting into the affected ...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is a condition in which the epiphysis on the femoral head is displaced posteriorly with respect to the femoral neck, altering the mechanics and articular structure of ...

Proximal focal femoral deficiency is a congenital syndrome typically characterised by poor hip joint development and femoral shortening. The severity of the syndrome is variable. In severe cases, ...

In severe osteoarthritis there is extensive deformation of the femoral head, usually combined with varus and torsion of the femoral neck. 16 Unless these are corrected, the faulty mechanical use of ...

Matched pairs of formaldehyde-fixed cadaver femora were obtained for this investigation. The bones were radiographed and were rejected if there was evidence of disease, defects, or fractures. Twelve ...