Treatment for forearm fractures is almost always operative, but nonoperative management can be used in specific cases — usually for an isolated ulna fracture. What is a forearm fracture? The forearm ...

We also noted down the reasons for removal of implants. Results: In the period of study, 165 patients had operative fixation of their distal radius fractures, of which 44 (26.7%) had had their ...

We present a case of delayed rupture of extensor digitorum communis tendon seven years after volar plating of distal radius fracture. Drill bit penetration during surgery and prominent screw tips into ...

Introduction Ankle fractures are common in the elderly population. Surgical fixation is technically challenging and often results in complications due to high rates of osteoporosis and vascular ...

The VOLT Distal Radius and Proximal Humerus 3.5 Plating System, are now commercially available in the U.S., with additional ...

Pins are removed at 3 to 4 weeks. Figure 5a. A displaced supracondylar humerus fracture. Figure 5b. Status post closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of this displaced supracondylar humerus ...

Methods: In this study, 168 patients with high-energy intra-articular distal radius fractures with either volar fragments, dorsal fragments, or radial styloid fragments, who were treated with one of ...

Figure 3 A shows three-dimensional images of non-fractured trabecular bones. The OVX rats exhibited substantial changes to the trabecular microarchitecture of the distal metaphysis in the left ...