8 results match your criteria: "Asclepieion Voulas General Hospital[Affiliation]"
J Orthop Case Rep
August 2022
Department of Orthopaedics and Osteoporosis, Asclepieion Voulas General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Introduction: Osteoporotic hip fractures can occur at the femoral neck and intertrochanteric area, with the peritrochanteric fracture being responsible for half of these fractures in the geriatric population. Atypical femoral fractures have been associated in the literature with long-term use of bisphosphonates or denosumab. However, few cases with the characteristics of these fractures have been reported in the past in patients not receiving antiresorptive drugs.
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January 2022
Department of Orthopaedics, "Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou" Athens General Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Introduction: Monteggia injuries are relatively rare in the pediatric population. They can be missed leading to complications arising from a chronic radial head dislocation. There is limited information about their proper management in the literature.
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October 2021
Department of Computed Tomography, Asclepieion Voulas General Hospital, Voula, Athens, Greece.
Introduction: Atypical femoral fractures (AFF) are associated with the use of bisphosphonates (BPs) or denosumab. However, few cases that meet the characteristics of these fractures, as established by the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, have occurred in patients who have never used antiresorptive drugs.
Case Report: We report a case of AFF in a 67-year-old woman who had never used antiresorptive medications.
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact
September 2021
6th Orthopaedic Department and Osteoporosis Department, Asclepieion Voulas General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Although, both bisphosphonates and denosumab are effective in reducing the risk of skeletal-related events in patients with metastatic bone disease, many concerns were being raised about the possible association between their use and atypical femoral fractures. A case of an atypical femoral fracture in a metastatic bone disease patient, six months after discontinuation of long-term zoledronic acid therapy and sequential treatment with denosumab is reported. After extensive laboratory and imaging examination, the fracture was classified as atypical and it was finally treated with discontinuation of denosumab, long cephalomedullary interlocking nailing and vitamin D administration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of ultrasound (US)-guided platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections versus US-guided corticosteroid injections (CSI) in the treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). Methods Between January 2015 and December 2016, 24 patients with GTPS were enrolled and randomized in two groups (A and B). Group A (study group) patients received US-guided PRP injection treatment, while group B (control group) patients received US-guided CSI treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs) are pharmaceutical agents that have been used for many years to treat osteoporosis, multiple myeloma, Paget's disease, metastatic bone disease, and a variety of other diseases in which bone mineral density is reduced. Given that N-BPs inhibit bone resorption, an important stage in the fracture healing process, they have been extensively studied in preclinical models for their activity. In animal models, treatment with N-BPs is associated with a larger callus formation in fracture area and delay in remodeling from primary woven bone to lamellar bone, but there is no delay in formation of the fracture callus.
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February 2014
1Department of Orthopaedics, Asclepieion Voulas General Hospital, Athens, 2Department of Orthopaedics, Argos General Hospital; Greece.
Aim: To evaluate the management of aseptic non-unions of the distal third of the tibial diaphysis, using static interlocking intramedullary nailing.
Methods: Between January 2005 and November 2012, a total number of 42 patients who underwent surgery at our hospital for aseptic non-unions of the distal third of the tibial diaphysis, were included in our study. Preoperatively, all the patients were tested for the presence of infection of non-union.
Med Glas (Zenica)
February 2013
1Department of Orthopaedics, Asclepieion Voulas General Hospital, Athens, 2Department of Dermatology, Alexandroupolis School of Medicine, University of Thrace, 3Department of Ortho- paedics, Argos General Hospital; Greece.
In September 2011, a 52-year old patient suffering from psoriatic arthritis and being treated for an upper respiratory tract infection, presented to the emergency department of Argos General Hospital with fever and a painful, swollen right knee. He underwent clinical, laboratory and imaging examinations. Initially blood and synovial fluid cultures were negative.
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