Horses in early stages of training or those returning from an extended layoff may be at higher risk for fatal proximal forelimb fractures than previously recognized, according to an Equine Health ...

One study done in 1973 was a study of 129 patients with proximal femoral fractures. [38] It was a single center trial where participants received a permanent vena cava filter or no filter and were ...

We measured bone mineral content (BMC) and bone area at the lumbar spine, total body, and proximal femur. Proximal femur scans were also analysed for bone geometry and structural strength using the ...

In another case, a 100-year-old female patient with an intertrochanteric hip fracture was treated using proximal femoral nailing. She, too, regained mobility within 20 hours post-operation.