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Original Source: Minimally invasive treatment of geriatric and osteoporotic femur fractures with polyaxial locking implants (NCB-DF®).
BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic femur fractures in elderly patients are a challenging surgical procedure. The aim of this study was a prospective evaluation of minimally invasive implantation of non-contact bridging (NCB-DF®) plates. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 30 osteosynthesis procedures in 29 patients (average age 76 years and mean ASA 2.9) with complex femur fractures were registered, 19 fractures were periprosthetic and osteoporosis was present in 17 bones. In 25 patients a minimally invasive percutan...
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Veryan has developed three dimensional (3D) stent technology based upon a helical shape that may be applied to a self-expanding stent platform. The initial objective was to investigate the presen...
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Fosamax Lawsuits Update: Rottenstein Law Group Responds to Femur Fracture Verdict in Merckâs Favor
Trenton, N.J. (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 A New Jersey jury ruled in favor of pharmaceutical company Merck in a Fosamax femur fracture trial in Trenton on April 29.* The Rottenstein Law Group, which rep...
Merck Wins Fosamax Trial Involving Atypical Femur Fracture Claims
WHITEHOUSE STATION (dpa-AFX) - Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) said Monday a jury ruled in its favor in a trial involving a plaintiff, who complained she suffered an atypical femur fracture following the u...
Bisphosphonate Use Increases Atypical Femur Fracture Risk
Bisphosphonate use is associated with an increased risk of developing atypical femur fractures, but the incidence is still low. Medscape Medical News
Merck & Co wins Fosamax federal bellwether trial over atypical femur fracture claims
A US has jury found in favor of pharma giant Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) in the Glynn versus Merck case in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey. In the case, the plaintiff claimed she used...
The US Drug Watchdog says, "The osteoporosis drug called Fosamax, and out of the blue femur breaks is one of the most complicated issues we have ever encountered. For one, we are hearing from wom...
The US Drug Watchdog says, "It sounds counterintuitive, that a drug supposedly devised to fight osteoporosis could also be associated with women, who suffered an out of the blue broken femur bone...
Geriatric-Orthopedic Partnership Lowers Hip Fracture Deaths
Collaborations between geriatricians and orthopedic surgeons reduce hip fracture in-hospital mortality by 40%, researchers report. Medscape Medical News
Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports that the latest Fosamax ONJ state court trial has been put on hold and instead the Court plans on trying the first group of Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits against Merck...
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To prove the efficiency of a specialized geriatric ward (cognitive geriatric unit, CGU) for patients with a fracture of the proximal femur and additional dementia, we conducted a matched-pair analysis...
Ipsilateral fractures of the femoral neck, shaft and distal end: long-term outcome of five cases.
Out of 52 cases of ipsilateral femoral fractures treated at a level I trauma centre between June 1994 and March 2008, the diaphyseal fracture was accompanied by a intracapsular neck fracture in only 2...
Osteoporosis defines a causal relationship between reduced bone density, reduced mechanical competence of the bone tissue of the sufferers and concomitantly an increased risk of fracture in life. The...
The Pseudo A(LT) Periprosthetic Fracture: It's Really a B2.
Periprosthetic fracture of the proximal femur involving the lesser trochanter (the Vancouver type A(LT)) is an uncommon occurrence. As it is basically an avulsion fracture of the attachment of the ili...
PURPOSE: Due to increasing life expectancy we see a rising number of joint replacements. Along with the proximal prosthesis in the femur, more and more people have a second implant on the distal ipsil...
