Posterior comminution is an important cause of insecure fixation. More than half of the insecurely fixed fractures end in nonunion. Clinical experience and laboratory data support the use of 3 ...

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, General Hospital of Jinan Military Command, 250031 Jinan, China. 2 Research on 2013 stage doctoral student of TCM Orthopaedics, Shandong University of ...

A common surgical option is ORIF (open reduction and internal fixation), in which an incision is made over the fracture on the palm side of the forearm, and internal fixation (a stainless steel or ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD A broken arm, also known as an arm fracture, occurs when one or more of the bones in ...

Due to advancements spurred by AI/ML, the impact of digital health technology will grow. Data from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade show that FDI in the medicines and ...

Methods: A total of 149 patients with unilateral upper limb fractures who underwent open reduction and internal fixation surgery under brachial plexus block anesthesia from November 2021 to August ...

The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) have recognised the importance of optimal acute care for ...

A fibula fracture occurs when there is a partial or complete break of the fibula bone. The fibula is the smaller of two bones of the lower leg, situated between the knee and ankle, that helps keep the ...

AABB guidelines overall favor a restrictive transfusion strategy, recommending RBC transfusion for hemoglobin <7 g/dL for the ...

A buckle fracture is an incomplete fracture where one side of the bone "buckles" or bends on itself; it does not affect the other side of the bone. This type of fracture can occur throughout childhood ...

but some fractures require surgical intervention. Internal fixation involves the use of metal plates, screws or rods, while external fixation, on the other hand, involves the use of pins and an ...