Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 25.1 Twenty year old male patient, femoral shaft nonunion 6 months after osteosynthesis with a statically locked nail. Dehiscence and fracture gap are visible in the anteroposterior (a) and…

Fig. 18.1 Abduction and external rotation of the proximal mobile fragment of a subtrochanteric fracture. Anteroposterior view of the right hip joint 18.2.1.2 Internal vs. External Rotation of the Proximal…

Fig. 22.1 Intramedullary nailing is an excellent treatment for segmental tibia fractures. At the same time this technique can be a surgical challenge due to the free-floating central fragment or…

Fig. 29.1 Fitbone implants in the femur and the tibia. The electromotor driven system is fully implantable while the energy is transferred through the skin 29.3 Different Fitbone® Designs and…

Fig. 26.1 (a) Radiographs of a 50 years old female patient that sustained a fracture of her left proximal femur AO/OTA type 31-A1.1 after a fall from 3 m height….

Fig. 32.1 Open grade III multifragmental fracture of the right tibia. Anteroposterior view of 3D CT-reconstruction Fig. 32.2 Lateral view of 3D CT-reconstruction Fig. 32.3 Clinical picture at admission The…

Fig. 16.1 Graphic representation of the incidence of hip fracture by patient age per gender Interestingly, pertrochanteric fractures comprise approximately 50 % of all proximal femur fractures and occur in…

Type Inheritance Gene involved Clinical severity Clinical features I AD C0L1A1 + C0L1A2 Mild Normal or slightly short stature, no congenital fractures, vertebrae crush fractures, long bones with thin cortices, blue sclerae,…

Fig. 11.1 Beach-chair position of the patient with the arm draped free at the lateral edge of the table. Intraoperative reclination exposes the humeral head anterior to the acromion. Gravity…

Fig. 23.1 According to the AO/OTA classification, an AO/OTA 43 fracture is a fracture that is contained within a square with side length equal to the widest portion of the…