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The Vancouver classification is a grading system used in orthopaedics to determine management of post-operative periprosthetic femoral fractures following a hip arthroplasty. It is named for the city Vancouver, home to the University of British Columbia where the authors of the 1995 paper worked.
Periprosthetic in medicine refers to a structure in close relation to an implant. Clinically it can refer to: Bone fracture or 'periprosthetic fracture' [1] around an artificial joint, e.g. after a knee replacement; infection around an artificial joint or 'periprosthetic joint infection' [2] Vegetation or leak around an artificial heart valve
A patella fracture is a break of the kneecap. [1] Symptoms include pain, swelling, and bruising to the front of the knee. [ 1 ] A person may also be unable to walk. [ 1 ]
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI), also known as peri-prosthetic joint infection, is an acute, sub-acute or chronic infection of a prosthetic joint.It may occur in the period after the joint replacement or many years later.
The Müller AO Classification of fractures is a system for classifying bone fractures initially published in 1987 [1] by the AO Foundation as a method of categorizing injuries according to therognosis of the patient's anatomical and functional outcome. "AO" is an initialism for the German "Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen", the ...
However, Type III fractures occur in 60% of all the open fracture cases. Infection of the Type III fractures is observed in 10% to 50% of the time. Therefore, in 1984, Gustilo subclassified Type III fractures into A, B, and C with the aim of guiding the treatment of open fractures, communication and research, and to predict outcomes.
While LA offers slightly more affordable housing tha New York, it’s still out of reach for many younger buyers. The city’s notorious traffic and high living costs make financial balancing even ...
Mirels' score is a tool useful in the management of bone tumors, by identifying those patients who would benefit from prophylactic fixation if they have a high enough risk of pathological fracture. Scoring