TOPLINE: Ultrasonography may serve as an alternative to radiography for diagnosing pediatric forearm fractures, thus reducing the number of children undergoing radiography at initial emergency ...

Matthew Buchanan didn't hear a snap, but he sure felt it. “I jumped to the third bar of the monkey bars, the tip of my hand tapped it … and then I started falling,” said Buchanan. “I tried to break ...

Children love to run, hop, skip, jump and tumble. But if they fall onto an outstretched arm, they could break one or both of the bones in the lower arm. Forearm fractures account for 40 to 50 percent ...

Portable ultrasound devices could provide an alternative to x-ray machines for diagnosing forearm fractures in children in a move that could alleviate waiting times for families in hospital emergency ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The parent of a kid with a newly broken arm -- not to mention the kid ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older patient age was associated with a pronosupination deficit after treatment of both bone forearm fractures.

Any break in a bone is known as a fracture. A fracture can be closed (the bone is disrupted but the skin is intact) or open (the bone is exposed through the skin). A Galeazzi fracture involves remote ...

Sergio Higuita faces a month out of action after suffering multiple fractures in a training crash on Thursday. He sustained ...