Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed intramedullary nailing and plate fixation yielded similar rates of complications and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Locking intramedullary nails yielded more complications and reoperations compared with locking plates. However, ...

Pediatric obesity is currently an epidemic, with the prevalence having quadruped over the last 25 years. Among other complications, obese children who sustain a supracondylar humeral (above the elbow) ...

The results of a recent Nordic collaboration study showed that there is no difference in functional results between operative and non-operative treatment in persons aged 60 or more with displaced ...

Denosumab (Prolia, Amgen, Inc) does not appear to delay fracture healing or cause other complications when given at or near the time of fracture in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, according to ...

The humerus is the long bone of your upper arm. It extends from your shoulder to your elbow, where it joins with the ulna and radius bones of your forearm. A humerus fracture refers to any break in ...

Pediatric humeral fractures encompass a spectrum of injuries ranging from minimally displaced supracondylar and lateral condylar fractures to complex shaft and intercondylar patterns. Management ...

Background: Precise indications for computed tomography (CT) in proximal humeral fractures are not established. The purpose of this study was a comparison of conventional radiographic views with ...

A fracture of the normal humerus in a healthy young adult most commonly results from significant direct trauma. Throwing sports have become increasingly popular outside of North America and bring with ...

Fractures of the humeral diaphysis account for a substantial proportion of adult long-bone injuries and present a spectrum of treatment options ranging from conservative immobilisation to advanced ...