Stem Cells in Orthopaedic Surgery A stem cell is an ‘immature’ or undifferentiated cell which is capable of producing an identical daughter cell. Stem cells must have a capacity for self-renewal giving rise to more stem cells, and the ability to differentiate into tissues of various lineages under appropriate condition They may be totipotent, pluripotent […]
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TER for intercondylar fractures of humerus in the elderly
Prosthetic replacement(Total Elbow Replacement) of elbow for intercondylar fractures (recent or ununited) of humerus in the elderly DP Baksi, AK Pal, D Baksi Int Orthop. doi:10.1007/s00264-010-1122-5. Published Online: December 2010 Abstract Forty-one patients with an intercondylar fracture of the humerus (21 recent and 20 ununited) were treated by total elbow arthroplasty using Baksi’s recent version of […]