Glucocorticoid (GC) usage is the most common non-traumatic cause of osteonecrosis of the
femoral head (ON). Despite the strong association of GC with ON, the underlying …

This is a review of 183 patients with 218 displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus
treated by open reduction and internal fixation. One hundred and ninety four (89%) wounds …

Cis-acting variants altering gene expression are a source of phenotypic differences. The cis-acting
components of expression variation can be identified through the mapping of …

Vascular hypotheses provide compelling pathogenic mechanisms for the etiology of avascular
necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH). A decrease in local blood flow of the femoral head …

Femoral neck fractures account for nearly half of all hip fractures with the vast majority occurring
in elderly patients after simple falls. Currently there may be sufficient evidence to support …

Background Ice hockey is a high-speed collision sport with recognized injury potential.
Body checking, identified as a primary cause of injury, is allowed in men’s hockey but is not …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of a prospectively followed cohort. Objective. Long-term
evaluation of patients with anterior stabilization for dislocations of the cervical spine. …

Osteonecrosis of the femoral head accounts for as many as 18% of total hip arthroplasties
performed in western countries. The young age of affected patients and the potentially poor …

Fracture healing is an extremely complex interaction of cells, biologic pathways, and molecules.
Certainly, the inflammatory response is one of the initiating factors for bone healing. The …

Objectives: To evaluate the safety and functional outcome of a recently described surgical
technique of percutaneous plating for proximal humerus fractures. Design: Prospective clinical …