In the human body, the femur, the thigh bone is one of the largest and strongest bones which extends from the hip joint all the way down to the knee joint. Being the strongest bone, a significantly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 90-year-old woman presented to the ED after sustaining a ground-level fall onto her right knee earlier in the ...

In a new study published in Engineering, Academician Yingze Zhang’s research team introduces the Proximal Femur Bionic Nail (PFBN) as a potential panacea for unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures ...

Femoral neck fractures are intracapsular fractures. The capsule is the area that contains the fluid that lubricates and nourishes the hip joint. Fractures in this area are categorized based on the ...

The long-term safety of bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis has been questioned. Two case series have suggested a link between prolonged bisphosphonate therapy and atypical fractures. In ...

Docors at Mysuru’s Apollo BGS Hospitals have performed a high-risk suregery on a 102-year-old man to mend a femur bone fracture so that he can lead as normal a life possible. He said he was unable to ...

Docors at Mysuru's Apollo BGS Hospitals have performed a high-risk suregery on a 102-year-old man to mend a femur bone fracture so that he can lead as normal a life possible. A team of surgeons of the ...