While coronary catheterization via radial access potentially can induce anatomic and physiological changes, patients who undergo these procedures are no more likely to report having upper-limb ...

Increasing utilization of radial access may have the unintended effect of leading to more vascular complications for femoral access due to a loss of experience among operators, researchers say in a ...

An osteotomy is a surgery that cuts bone to restore more normal alignment. In the hips and knees, this can realign the leg and improve gait and as well as reduce pain. Also, when knee or hip ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk of major postoperative complications after hemiarthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty for treatment of ...

Transradial vascular access is often preferred over the transfemoral route in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for its lower associated risks of bleeding and vascular complications. But ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Anteromedial tibial tubercle transfer, originally described in 1983, effectively moves the patella from tracking ...

Bipolar hemiarthroplasty (BHA) is a surgical treatment for femoral neck fractures of the hip. An artificial joint with two bearings replaces the damaged joint. The bearings allow the head to swivel ...

Open reduction is a surgical operation used to fix a slipped capital femoral epiphysis back into its correct position. The procedure is done with the patient under a general anaesthetic. Different ...

Femoral neuropathy, also called femoral nerve dysfunction, is one possible cause of movement and sensation problems in the legs. Femoral neuropathy occurs when something affects the femoral nerve, ...

Proximal focal femoral deficiency is a congenital syndrome typically characterised by poor hip joint development and femoral shortening. The severity of the syndrome is variable. In severe cases, ...