With intraoperative femur fractures on the rise, surgeons should aim to prevent these fractures from occurring by identifying ...

In this video from , Frank A. Liporace, MD, offered several tips and techniques for treating patients with tricky distal femur fractures.Liporace spoke about length, alignment and rotation of fixation ...

Severely comminuted distal femur fractures require anatomic internal fixation for best results, but obtaining rigid fixation of the multiple fragments may be challenging or impossible using ...

Background: Up to 30% of patients suffer from long-term functional restrictions following conservative treatment of distal radius fractures. Whether duration of cast immobilisation influences ...

Background Colles’ type fractures of the distal radius are one of the most commonly manipulated fractures in the ED. Local audit data suggest that a high proportion of these injuries undergo ...

When deciding which postmenopausal women under 65 to screen, the USPSTF recommended that clinicians first take stock of risk ...

Four-month-old Xylon Adams died after eventually being taken to a local hospital last January. The child's father is charged with murder Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working ...

The first human leg was found on Christmas morning and the second human leg and a femur were found a day later Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University ...

Tank Dell's gruesome injury against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday could be career-ending, according to a medical expert. With just under 12 minutes remaining in the third quarter, Houston ...

Major osteoporotic fractures including hip, vertebral, forearm and wrist, and humerus were diagnosed based on x-ray reports extracted from the electronic medical records (EMR). The cause of fracture, ...

Treatment may vary if the fracture occurs at either end of the bone, particularly near the hip, knee, or ankle joint. You may be given a pain reliever, either over the counter or prescription ...

A talus fracture can cause swelling and pain. The talus is one of the major bones that form the ankle joint and serves as an important link between the leg and foot. Injuries to the talus can have a ...