Publications by authors named "Wendy Ghanem"

Introduction: Osteonecrosis (ON) is a serious pathological condition that can affect weight-bearing areas of the lower limbs, including the distal tibia. Although trauma is a common cause of ON, the condition has multiple possible etiologies. ON has been associated with a range of factors, including trauma, medication use, alcoholism, and vascular disease.

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Osteoid osteoma occurs in various locations in the human body, mostly in the metaphysis and diaphysis of long bones. This article describes a rare case of osteoid osteoma occurring in an intra-articular location, specifically in the lateral tibial plateau of a 40-year-old female patient. The challenge of diagnosing such a pathology in an atypical location was tackled in this article as well as different management options.

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Supracondylar periprosthetic femoral fractures occurring above total knee replacements have been considered a rare entity. However, they continue to increase in frequency with the increasing number of arthroplasties and the improvement in morbidity and mortality in the concerned patient population. The management of periprosthetic distal femoral fractures is a challenging orthopedic problem.

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