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Joint replacement surgery—most commonly performed on hips and knees—has transformed the lives of millions by relieving pain, restoring movement, and improving quality of life. As technology advances, surgeons now have choices in how they fixate the prosthesis to the bone. The two primary techniques are cemented fixation and cementless fixation (also called uncemented fixation). ...
CASE PLANNING The bilateral upper extremity fractures, the pre-existing contralateral lower limb amputation with loss of the prosthesis, and the patient's need for immediate weight bearing on her right lower extremity were all considerations in proceeding with pelvic ring fixation using two CurvaFix IM Implants. Combined fixation of the anterior ...
CASE PRESENTATION A 68-year-old female with some dysmorphism and mild osteoporosis had a fall in the shower, resulting in a Y-shaped sacral fracture and non-displaced fractures of the superior and inferior pubic ...