Evaluation of plate fixation of distal femoral fractures in geriatric patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15793563 |
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| Authors | Aly M Elzawahry (Cairo University, corresponding author), Khaled M Abdel Halim (Cairo University, corresponding author), Aymen A Shaheen (Shebin Teaching Hospital, corresponding author), Ahmed M Abdel Aleem (Cairo University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 4018-4025 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Health Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2550-696X • E-ISSN: 2550-6978 |
| Publisher | Universidad Tecnica de Manabi (PUBLISHER • EC) |
| DOI | 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns2.5955 |
| OpenAlex | W4223935509 |
| Language | EN |
The surgical treatment of osteoporotic fractures is technically demanding. The poor mechanical properties of the bone make it difficult to obtain stable fixation and thus early movement. The implants and methods used to treat this fracture in the young are often ineffective in the elderly. The long-term functional consequences of fracture depend on surgical success, as much in this group of patients as in any other. Surgical results, and therefore subsequent quality of life, are impaired by the inherent difficulties of reconstructing and achieving union of fractures in the osteoporotic bone
Femoral fracture · Femur · Fixation (population genetics · Osteoporosis · Bone fractures and treatments · Hip and Femur Fractures · Medicine · Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty · Internal Medicine · Surgery
| Highly cited | No |
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