Fracture Fixation, Internal

The biology of fracture healing is a complex biological process that follows specific regenerative patterns and involves changes… (More)

BACKGROUND Ankle fractures are among the most common injuries treated by orthopaedic surgeons. The purpose of the present… (More)

OBJECTIVES The increasing number of fixed-angle plate systems used to treat distal radius fractures carries with it the problem… (More)

Metal plates for internal fixation of fractures have been used for more than 100 years. Although initial shortcomings such as… (More)

Early reports of open reduction and internal fixation of fractures of the radial head were positive, perhaps because of the… (More)

We treated 34 consecutive articular fractures of the proximal humerus in 33 patients with good bone quality by open reduction and… (More)

BACKGROUND The optimal choice for the stabilization of displaced femoral neck fractures remains controversial, with alternatives… (More)

Using a volar approach to avoid the soft tissue problems associated with dorsal plating, we treated a consecutive series of 29… (More)

Biodegradable rods of polyglycolide or lactide-glycolide copolymer were used in the internal fixation of a variety of fractures… (More)

Fracture healing is a repair process of a mechanical discontinuity loss of force transmission, and pathological mobility of bone… (More)