Background: The purpose of this study was to establish if there are biomechanical differences
between implants in stiffness of construct, microdisplacement, and fatigue failure in a …

Background A number of studies have been published regarding minimally invasive surgical
(MIS) fusion of the sacroiliac (SI) joint using a lateral transarticular approach. Herein we …

Introduction This study was designed to test whether the number of impacts, the experience
of the surgeon or impact force made significant difference in pull off forces. Materials and …

Background: Restoration of articular congruity and mechanical integrity of subchondral bone
are important surgical goals of the treatment of intra-articular fractures. The purpose of this …

BACKGROUND: Distal femur fractures continue to be a complex surgical problem for which
the incidence is increasing. Presently, there is a need for different constructs to address …

There is a growing need to develop tools that allow for better reductions of difficult to treat
fractures in minimally disruptive ways. One such technique has been developed using the …

Anatomic reduction of articular depression tibial plateau fractures is challenging. The authors
describe a new technique using percutaneous balloon-guided inflation osteoplasty for a …

Medicine’s landscape is ever changing. The working model in which an orthopaedic surgeon
operates is no exception. These models can be very confusing for the orthopaedic surgeon …

DISCUSSION Ipsilateral femoral hip and shaft fractures were once regarded as rare. 1, 18
They are now considered relatively common as their incidence seems to be increasing. 2, 3, …

To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of isolated lesser trochanteric fracture
associated with leukemia. The other 18 reported cases of this fracture were associated with …