Angulated fractures occur when a bone breaks at an angle. There are several treatment options, depending on the severity of the fracture.

AMERICAN orthopedic surgeons have been skeptical about the use of medullary nailing of long-bone fractures. This, I think, is fortunate, as the slow acceptance of this technic has allowed us to avo ...

There are many types of fractures, but the main categories are displaced, non-displaced, open, and closed. Displaced and non-displaced fractures refer to the alignment of the fractured bone.

If fractured wrist bones do not align properly after a fall, you most likely would need surgery to align bones and regain range of motion.

A 40-year-old woman who was obese with osteogenesis imperfecta was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision and was brought to the ED after being intubated on the scene for Glasgow Coma ...

The biomechanics of bone fracture fixation encompasses the study and optimisation of implant designs and fixation techniques to stabilise fractured bones while promoting biological healing.

Though most femoral shaft fractures in adults are treated with reamed, antegrade intramedullary nails, this is not the case in children because of the risk of injury to the blood supply to the ...

Keep the hand elevated. A doctor will need an X-ray to evaluate the broken finger bones. Treatment depends on the type of fracture and the individual bone or bones in the finger that are injured.

The tibia or shinbone is the most common long bone in the body for someone to fracture. The severity of symptoms depends on how it breaks, which is usually from a traumatic injury or overuse ...

Injuries related to weight training are becoming increasingly common as the trend for body resistance training grows. There have been numerous injuries related to repeated stress, but this appears to ...

Background Tibia shaft fractures (TSF) are common for men and women and cause substantial morbidity, healthcare use, and costs. The impact of nonunions on healthcare use and costs is poorly ...