A 56-year-old man presented with a history of a left humeral nonunion following three previous surgical attempts to repair the fracture. Three years previously, he fell and sustained a closed, ...
Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) surgery repairs severe bone breakages. Surgeons perform ORIF surgery on severely broken bones when a cast or splint will not suffice. ORIF surgery is a major ...
The number of periprosthetic humeral shaft fractures is on the rise related to the increasing performance of shoulder arthroplasty (especially reverse shoulder arthroplasty) in an aging population ...
At most major medical centers, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds are lectures given by orthopaedic surgeons of national and international prominence, providing opportunities for faculty, residents, and fellows ...
The Institutional Review Board approved the study. Patient data were obtained from the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register (NHDR) between 1987 and 2009. All patients 20 years of age or older ...
During ORIF surgery to fix a severe broken bone, your doctor will need to use some form of hardware to hold the bone back together. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) ORIF surgery is needed only for ...
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