I am a 31 year old female and after running two 50k's and a 75 mile stage race (all trail) in 4 weeks time I have been diagnosed with a stress fracture in my femur (mid-way - not at the neck). I know ...

Femoral neck fractures can be classified by their anatomic location. The femoral neck can be divided into three regions, subcapital, transcervical, and basicervical. Subcapital and transcervical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 26-year-old man who was in a motorcycle crash arrived at the ED with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3T.

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Femur shaft fracture' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

AMERICAN orthopedic surgeons have been skeptical about the use of medullary nailing of long-bone fractures. This, I think, is fortunate, as the slow acceptance of this technic has allowed us to avoid ...

Wakeboarding is a common water sport which may cause serious injuries. Especially joints are affected like anterior cruciate ligament tears, shoulder dislocations or sprained ankles and have ...

Femoral neck fractures are intracapsular fractures. The capsule is the area that contains the fluid that lubricates and nourishes the hip joint. Fractures in this area are categorized based on the ...

Long-term bisphosphonate therapy can change bones at the microscopic level to make them more susceptible to the rare catastrophic transverse breaks known as atypical femoral fractures (AFFs), ...

A 19-year-old man was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle, and thrown 5 feet. When paramedics arrived on the scene within 10 minutes of the accident, the patient was alert and oriented to time ...

Your femur connects many important muscles, tendons, and ligaments in your hips and knees to the other parts of your body, including parts of the circulatory system. More than that, it helps you carry ...