Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Every 6-hour delay in debridement increased the probability of infection in patients with open femoral and ...

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 ...

We use our hands for almost every type of activity. But hands are complex, and when a part of them gets damaged, it can affect the whole hand. A metacarpal fracture is a break in one of the hand bones ...

Clinical guidelines recommend low-molecular-weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis in patients with fractures, but trials of its effectiveness as compared with aspirin are lacking. In this pragmatic, ...

An olecranon fracture is a common elbow fracture. It is a break in the ulna bone at the point of the elbow. An olecranon fracture may occur if people have a direct fall or blow to the elbow. People ...

People often fracture or break the bones in their hands or wrists after traumatic injuries. Fractures can cause pain and swelling around the injury. Fractures can also change the position of your ...

Open reduction ankle surgery involves open surgery on fractured ankles. Doctors will realign ankle bones and may install internal fixations to keep them in place as they heal. Recovery from open ...