Walking ability before and after a hip fracture in elderly predict greater long-term survivorship.

Aim: The morbidity and mortality after a hip fracture in the elderly population are multifactorial. The aim of this study is to determine the long-term impact of specific factors to mortality rate and mobility after a hip fracture in the elderly.

Materials And Methods: Elderly suffering a hip fracture after a low-energy trauma was included in the study, whereas moribund patients with severe comorbid conditions and high-energy trauma were excluded.

Combined rupture of the patellar tendon, anterior cruciate ligament and lateral.

Simultaneous rupture of both the patellar tendon and the anterior cruciate ligament is a relatively rare injury. Its diagnosis can easily be missed during the initial examination. Treatment options include immediate repair of the patellar tendon with either simultaneous or delayed reconstruction of the ACL.

Protrusion of the ceramic head through the acetabular shell in total hip replacement.

Total hip replacement (THR) is one of the most successful elective operations currently being performed. However, increased implant wear in the femoral head-acetabulum articulation has been found to limit the long-term survivorship of the procedure. Clinical complications of this wear process include mechanical failure of the polyethylene insert as well as a biologic foreign-body response to wear debris.

Isolated acute dislocation of the proximal tibiofibular joint.

Lesions of knee's lateral side are less common than medial injuries. The anatomy of the lateral ligaments and the presence of additional structures (eg, fibula head) can cause diagnostic problems. Isolated dislocation of the proximal tibiofibular joint is unusual; therefore, it may be overlooked in the emergency department.

Simultaneous bilateral posterior dislocation of the shoulder: diagnostic problems and management. A case report.

We present the case of a patient who sustained simultaneous bilateral posterior dislocation of the shoulder after a possible epileptic fit. The confirmation of the diagnosis was reached only by a computed tomography (CT) scan, after the clinical suspicion. Under general anesthesia, close reduction of both shoulder dislocations was done.