Titin is a giant protein responsible for muscle elasticity and provides a scaffold for several sarcomeric proteins, including the novel titin-binding protein MURF-1, which binds near the titin M-line region.
ORIF Surgery for Proximal Humerus Fracture. This surgical procedure repairs a break in the proximal end of the humerus. ORIF stands for Open Reduction Internal Fixation. During this procedure, an incision will be made and a metal plate will be attached to the humerus to hold the bone in place while it heals. Preparation.
1,2 Inyounger patients, proximal femoral fractures are usuallythe result of high-energy physical trauma (eg, high-speed motor vehicle accidents) and usually occur in theabsence of disease. Intertrochanteric and femoral neckfractures account for 90% of the proximal femoral frac-tures occurring in elderly patients.