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2. Dynamic compression plate - Wikipedia

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   The sliding screw plate (dynamic compression screw, dynamic hip screw) may be used to treat intertrochanteric fractures as well as other injuries. This device consists of a lag screw and a side plate with a barrel. The sliding screw telescopes and provides fixation while allowing impaction to occur at the fracture during healing and weight ...

3. Tension band wiring - Wikipedia

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   A tension band wire is a form of orthopaedic internal fixation [1] method used to convert distraction forces into compression forces, promoting bone healing. [citation needed] Olecranon fracture; Patella fracture; Malleolar fracture

4. 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.

5. Femoral fracture - Wikipedia

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   A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur. They are typically sustained in high-impact trauma, such as car crashes , due to the large amount of force needed to break the bone. Fractures of the diaphysis , or middle of the femur, are managed differently from those at the head, neck, and trochanter ; those are conventionally ...

6. Dynamic hip screw - Wikipedia

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   Dynamic hip screw [ citation needed ] It is the most commonly used implant for extracapsular fractures of the hip, [ 1 ] which are common in older osteoporotic patients. There are 3 components of a dynamic hip screw, including a lag screw (inserted into the neck of the femur), a sideplate and several cortical screws (fixated into the proximal ...

7. Chet Holmgren injury update: Oklahoma City Thunder star ...

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   With one fateful fall, Chet Holmgren's promising young season was flipped on its head. The Oklahoma City Thunder big man suffered a right iliac wing fracture on Sunday night in a 127-116 loss to ...