EXPERIMENTAL PROPHYLACTIC REINFORCEMENT OF THE PROXIMAL FEMUR IN SYSTEMIC OSTEOPOROSIS: GENERAL PROBLEMS AND CONTRADICTIONS IN ORTHOPEDIC PRACTICE

Abstract

The paper deals with an experimental study of prophylactic reinforcement of the proximal femur in old patients suffering from various diseases that induce destructive and dystrophic changes in bone tissue and cause pathological fractures. The authors have developed a prophylactic reinforcement procedure and created the designs of original implants for its performance with the patents of the Russian Federation having been obtained. The performed mathematical modeling and bed tests of the strength of a reinforced bone-implant system prove the increased strength of the proximal femur by 23–93% and lower the risk of fracture in the occurrence of low-energy injury.

Keywords

• proximal femur
• prophylactic reinforcement
• implants
• mathematical modeling