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 avoid ...

A 26-year-old man who was in a motorcycle crash arrived at the ED with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3T. Following stabilization in the trauma bay, trauma scans were obtained. Steven D. Jones Jr.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In September 2018, the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston altered its imaging protocol for acute, ...

Both T1D and T2D are linked to a higher incidence of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft and hip fractures, but after adjusting ...

This interesting study shows that the incidence of more rare femoral fractures such as subtrochanteric fractures was stable from 1996 to 2006, although the overall incidence of hip fracture is ...

Wakeboarding is a common water sport which may cause serious injuries. Especially joints are affected like anterior cruciate ligament tears, shoulder dislocations or sprained ankles and have ...

Correspondence to: Dr Hulstyn Brown University Department of Orthopaedics Division of Sports Medicine, 2 Dudley St, Providence, RI 02905, USA; hulstyncox.net Background: Stress fractures do not often ...

The long-term safety of bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis has been questioned. Two case series have suggested a link between prolonged bisphosphonate therapy and atypical fractures. In ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Femur shaft fracture' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...