Distal upper and lower limb fractures were identified using 3-digit ICD-9 codes 813.x through 817.x (distal upper limb fractures, including radius and ulna, carpal and metacarpal, and phalanges and ...

Background: The treatment of fractures in children and adolescents must be based on an adequate knowledge of the physiology of the growing skeleton. Treatment failures usually do not result from ...

Results at the third annual visit show that, during an average of 11 years of follow-up, compared with stable weight, weight loss was associated with a 65% increase in hip fracture, a 9% increase in ...

Please could you give a brief introduction to upper extremity fractures and why they require stabilization? Surprisingly, there are significantly more medical treatment episodes for upper extremity ...

Both weight gain and weight loss in older (postmenopausal) women are associated with increased incidence of fracture, but at different anatomical sites, finds a study published in The BMJ this week.