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2. Percutaneous pinning - Wikipedia

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   Percutaneous pinning is considered to be less invasive, faster, and requires less skill compared to open surgery (plate fixation). [ 1 ] Disadvantages of this technique include that the stabilized fracture is less stable compared to a surgical plate, the person may require extensive limits to their motion at the early stages, and there is a ...

3. Hip fracture - Wikipedia

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   A hip fracture is a break that occurs in the upper part of the femur (thigh bone), at the femoral neck or (rarely) the femoral head. [2] Symptoms may include pain around the hip, particularly with movement, and shortening of the leg. [2] Usually the person cannot walk. [3] A hip fracture is usually a femoral neck fracture.

4. 3 ways to minimize your own risk of falling like Pelosi and ...

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   However, recovery following hip fracture surgery is a journey often requiring significant physical therapy, and it can lead to reduced independence and functional status. Importantly, even for ...

5. Femoral fracture - Wikipedia

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   Femoral shaft fractures occur in a bimodal distribution, whereby they are most commonly seen in males age 15-24 (due to high energy trauma) and females aged 75 or older (pathologic fractures due to osteoporosis, low-energy falls). [20] [14] In Germany, femoral fractures are the most common type of fracture seen and treated in hospitals. [9] [21]

6. At 70, Kathie Lee Gifford Reveals She’s Recovering From ...

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   However, Kathie Lee Gifford’s hip surgeon says the former Today host, 70, may have taken the business too far, which is why she ultimately needed a hip replacement.

7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar faces 3 months of recovery after surgery ...

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   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is recovering from surgery for a broken hip after he fell at a concert in Los Angeles. The NBA Hall of Famer had surgery Sunday “with no complications,” his business ...

8. Femoral head ostectomy - Wikipedia

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   It is performed to alleviate pain, and is a salvage procedure, reserved for condition where pain can not be alleviated in any other way. It is common in veterinary surgery. Other names are excision arthroplasty of the femoral head and neck, Girdlestone's operation, Girdlestone procedure, and femoral head and neck ostectomy. [citation needed]

9. Sophia Loren Recovering From Hip Surgery Following a Fall in ...

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   Sophia Loren is recovering from emergency surgery for a fractured hip following a fall on Sunday in her home in Geneva, Switzerland. Italy’s most famous living movie star, who turned 89 on Sept ...