Publications by authors named "Miguel Varzielas"

Introduction: Scaphoid dislocations are rare injuries, usually resulting from high-energy trauma and therefore associated to other lesions which may obscure the diagnosis.

Case Presentation: The authors present a case of a 59-year-old man with a partial complex dislocation of the scaphoid, diagnosed 6 days after the initial injury. Closed reduction was unsuccessfully attempted, so the patient was submitted to open reduction and internal fixation.

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Introduction: In recent years, growing evidence of the association between bisphosphonate use and incidence of atypical femoral fractures has emerged. Cases of peri-implant fractures associated with bisphosphonate use suggest the emergence of a new clinical entity because they are not currently covered by the definition of atypical femoral fracture.

Case Report: We present here two rare clinical cases treated in our hospital.

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