Studies by T. Apivatthakakul and Co-Authors Describe New Findings in Orthopedics

2012 JUN 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Current study results on Orthopedics have been published. According to news originating from Montevideo, Uruguay, by NewsRx correspondents, researchers stated "Periprosthetic femoral fractures (PPFs) associated at or near a well-fixed femoral prostheses (Vancouver type-B1) present a clinical challenge due to the quality of the bone stock and instability of the fracture. The purpose of this study was to present a novel reduction technique and analyze clinical and radiographic outcome in patients with Vancouver type-B1 fractures treated with percutaneous cerclage wiring for fracture...

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