PROXIMAL FOCAL FEMORAL DEFICIENCY: A CASE REPORT

Proximal focal femoral deficiency: A case report

Proximal focal femoral deficiency (PFFD) is a rare congenital anomaly resulting in limb shortening and disability in young.The exact cause of the disease is not known and it may present as varying grades Medical Tape of affection involving the proximal femur and the acetabulum.Recognition of this Sectional rare abnormality on radiographs can help m

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Biomechanical effect of a lateral hinge fracture for a medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: finite element study

Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the biomechanical effect on the Takeuchi classification of lateral hinge fracture (LHF) after an opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO).Methods We performed an FE simulation for type I, type II, and type III in accordance with the Takeuchi classification.The stresses on the bone and plate, wedg

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