SAN DIEGO -- Preoperative clonidine reduced intraoperative blood loss and postoperative transfusions among patients undergoing pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery, a randomized trial showed ...

A hemiarthroplasty procedure results in less surgical time and less blood loss than a THR. ... Some stems will be secured with bone cement to lower the risk of femur fracture. A prosthetic or ...

Femur is the strongest, heaviest & longest bone in a human body, protected by muscles. It connects muscle groups, ligaments, tendons and helps in carrying your body weight.

54-year-old man with comminuted distal femur fracture. Issue: January 2025. ByMejbel Alajmi, MD. ... Distal femur fractures have an 11% to 20% rate of nonunion and loss of fixation.

Three groups who took aspirin did have a higher rate of distal DVT compared with those who received LMWH -- those with head injury and an Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score >2 (5.5% vs 1.1%, P=0 ...

SAN DIEGO -- Preoperative clonidine reduced intraoperative blood loss and postoperative transfusions among patients undergoing pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery, a randomized trial showed ...