Background Plantar fasciitis is a common foot condition with multifactorial etiology. It is the most frequent cause of heel pain and has been categorized as an overuse syndrome. A clinical examination and history are crucial for diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrochanteric fractures are common in the elderly population, and their incidence increases twice every decade after age 50. Intramural fixation has achieved good clinical efficacy in the treatment of unstable trochanteric fractures, but there have been complications reported in the literature in the Asian population. Most complications arise from a mismatch between the increase in the anterior femoral bow with advancing age and the proximal femoral nails (PFN) on the market, which still have straight designs on the sagittal plane.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Intertrochanteric femur fractures are relatively common injuries among elderly individuals. Treatment options include fixation of intertrochanteric fractures using proximal femoral nails (PFNs), dynamic hip screws (DHSs), and unipolar and bipolar hemiarthroplasty. Unstable types of intertrochanteric fractures (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (AO) types 31-A2 and A3) are more common in elderly osteoporotic people.
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June 2016
Introduction: Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) of knee joint is a rare disorder of Synovium. Hip and knee joint are commonly affected joints. The knee PVNS presents as a localized or diffuse form.
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