Casting is non-inferior to surgery for stress test unstable lateral malleolus fractures Fractures of the ankle that remain ...
Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries ...
NICE advises adding quick spine checks to routine bone scans to detect hidden vertebral fractures earlier in individuals with ...
A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...
Falls, vehicle accidents, and assaults are the top causes of skull fractures [1]. Nausea, seizures, and consciousness changes may indicate brain injury [2]. Pediatric skull fractures often require ...
For many years, older adult patients who fractured their hip typically spent most of their recovery time with orthopedic doctors, working to regain their strength and function. But for some of those ...
As pickleball’s popularity has skyrocketed, so have the number of serious injuries among players. Bone fractures related to pickleball have increased 200% over the last 20 years, according to an ...