Something like half of people who fracture their hips wind up in a nursing home type setting for at least some period of time. And that is demoralizing, difficult, emotionally stressful and not a ...

Fractures in the femur (thigh bone ... leg as soon as possible to ensure proper treatment and reduce the risk of ...

The app focuses on providing an overview of the management and follow-up protocols of fractures once they have been radiologically diagnosed, while also providing an overview of interim management ...

The researchers found that patients' treated at the Geriatric Fracture Center benefited from reduced lengths of stay, reduced time to surgery, and fewer cardiac complications or cases of ...

Supracondylar fractures constitute the most common pediatric elbow fracture. Complications of supracondylar fractures include neurovascular injuries and deformity, manifested by swelling and pain.

Most were managed simply in a plaster cast. Three patients required minor surgical interventions, and all fractures went on to unite without significant complications. Where ball size was known, 12 of ...

The fracture line enters the joint lateral to the ridge between the trochlea and capitellum. The fracture extends into the trochlear groove. Figure 6a. A displaced lateral condyle fracture of the ...