A widely used fracture risk calculator may help guide surgical decisions to treat patients with an endocrine disorder called primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) that causes progressive bone loss, ...

The field of orthopedic surgery, particularly the management of open fractures in diabetic patients, remains a major challenge due to the high ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has awarded the 2026 New Emerging eXperts in Translational Science (NEXT) Award to Kelsey H. Collins, PhD, for her research on the role that fat ...

With increasing life expectancy, frailty and hip fractures will correspondingly increase in numbers, now at more than 300,000 fractures per year and projected to rise to more than 500,000 by 2040. Hip ...

A broken nose can cause swelling, bruising, and pain. Contact a healthcare provider if your nasal trauma symptoms are severe or persist for more than three to five days. Seek immediate medical ...

Nothing strikes fear in the heart of a runner like the threat of a stress fracture. These painful cracks in the bone can require weeks or months of rest to heal. Unlike a regular broken bone you might ...

Falls, vehicle accidents, and assaults are the top causes of skull fractures [1]. Nausea, seizures, and consciousness changes may indicate brain injury [2]. Pediatric skull fractures often require ...

IN a landmark systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers have shed new light on the optimal timing for mobilization following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of hand fractures. This ...

A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

Among patients with mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR), locally advanced rectal cancer, neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade eliminated the need for surgery in a high proportion of patients. Whether this ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Open fractures are serious injuries with the potential for severe complications such as infection and non-union. Management of open fractures is challenging especially in areas ...