One of the largest published studies on simultaneous hip and upper limb fragility fractures shows that upper limb fractures are more likely to occur with hip fractures than lower limb fractures.

Distal upper and lower limb fractures were identified using 3-digit ICD-9 codes 813.x through 817.x (distal upper limb fractures, including radius and ulna, carpal and metacarpal, and phalanges and ...

Fragility fractures are defined as fractures that occur from minimal trauma, such as a fall from a standing height or less, or from no identifiable trauma. Despite exciting improvements in fracture ...

MIAMI, Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bracing for bad news may be good defensive strategy but bracing for a fall often is not and may actually end in bad news for upper-limb joints, including the ...

Both weight gain and weight loss in older (postmenopausal) women are associated with increased incidence of fracture, but at different anatomical sites, finds a study published in The BMJ this week.

Background: The treatment of fractures in children and adolescents must be based on an adequate knowledge of the physiology of the growing skeleton. Treatment failures usually do not result from ...

MIAMI, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For effective treatment of most orthopedic injuries: avoid hospital emergency rooms. That's the advice of noted, Florida-based orthopedic surgeon Alejandro ...

MIAMI, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Advances in repair of the shoulder's ball-and-socket joint are making partial joint replacement rather than total joint replacement a more viable option for ...