Radial Head Elbow Fracture Treatment, Recovery Time, and More
Radial head fractures are often caused by a fall onto an outstretched hand. They are most common in two groups of patients: elderly women with osteoporosis or young men as a result of significant trauma. This article discusses radial head fractures, what they are, and how they are treated. It also goes over the average recovery time for this type of injury.
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Outcomes of total elbow arthroplasty in the treatment of distal humeral fractures in the elderly: A retrospective cohort comparison between primary arthroplasty and arthroplasty secondary to failed internal fixation.
The primary objective of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of total elbow arthroplasty as the index procedure in the treatment of traumatic distal humerus fractures, with secondary total elbow arthroplasty following failed internal fixation.
Should all patients aged 75 years or older receive cemented femoral components for primary THA?
Since the advent of the modern THA in the 1960s, it has been a life-changing surgical procedure with overwhelmingly successful results.
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