Thirty years have elapsed since the introduction of satisfactory types of femoral head
prostheses by Moore* and Thompson. 13 The Moore and Thompson prostheses are the most …

A matched‐pair comparative analysis was done comparing outcomes between a Coventry‐type
closing wedge valgus high tibial osteotomy (HTO) and an HTO using an Ilizarov …

Hemiarthroplasty of the hip and some other joints has been used for many years with
satisfactory results, but the fate of articular cartilage when weight-bearing against metal has not …

Introduction Minimally invasive surgery for discectomy may accelerate recovery and reduce
pain, but it also requires technical expertise and is associated with increased risks. We …

Fractures of the tibial shaft are the most common long bone fractures. Operative treatment of
isolated closed tibial shaft fractures frequently is delayed in favor of treatment of life …

Background. Plain radiographs of the pelvis are routinely used in the initial assessment of
patients with suspected fractures of the acetabulum. It is necessary for orthopaedic resident …

Management of lumbar burst fractures remains controversial. Surgical reduction/stabilization
is becoming more popular; however, the functional impact of operative intervention is not …

Objective To determine if motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) resulting in femoral fractures were
associated with a different injury severity and pattern of injury compared with crashes in …

Background context Odontoid fractures are the most common geriatric cervical spine fractures.
Nonunion rates have been reported to be up to 40% and mortality up to 35%, and poor …

Six new protopanaxadiol‐type ginsenosides, named ginsenosides Ra 4 –Ra 9 (1–6, resp.),
along with 14 known dammarane‐type triterpene saponins, were isolated from the root of …