Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) is a surgical approach that's used for repairing certain types of bone fractures. An open reduction is an invasive surgical bone realignment, as opposed to a ...

All had metatarsal fractures (six bilateral) without any obvious history of trauma. Results: 13 of the 19 patients had antiphospholipid syndrome. Among the whole group, 13 had normal bone mineral ...

Broken ankles may involve one or more of the three bones of the ankle joint—the tibia, fibula, and talus. There are different types of ankle fractures—lateral malleolus and bimalleolar fractures, for ...

In early May, he was diagnosed with a fracture on the fifth metatarsal bone of his left foot. Then, just a handful of days after returning from that injury in late May, he sprained his toe ...

Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture occurs, osteoporosis is considered a silent disease. Some call it a silent killer. Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by ...

Older women are particularly vulnerable to fragility fractures as their bones thin with age. Women's health expert Kirtly Jones, MD, talks about the factors affecting women’s bone health and the risks ...

This comes as a section of West Fifth is still under construction and closed to the public. According to the release, this is ...

I specialize in treating fractures of the arms, legs, pelvis, and acetabulum, as well as deformity correction, infection, malunions, non-unions, bone defects and limb salvage ... Why wasn't surgery ...

Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture occurs, osteoporosis is considered a silent disease. Some call it a silent killer. Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by ...