Ankle fractures are among the most common fractures in adults. Some ankle fractures are "stable," so the patient can carry on ...

People living with dementia who had hip fractures treated with surgery lived longer than those who didn’t have surgery, a new study finds. Choosing to undergo surgery can be a complicated decision for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Increased time from the ED to the OR was associated with an increased mortality rate. Increased delays to the OR ...

Find out more about the effectiveness of cast immobilisation versus surgery in treating unimalleolar Weber B ankle fractures.

The decision to undergo surgery can be complicated for people living with dementia, not only due to limited decision-making capabilities, but also because participation in rehabilitation afterward is ...

Researchers in Liverpool and Oxford have found that surgery for a common elbow fracture in children offers no clinical ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An elderly person who has fractured their femur - the large thigh bone that connects the leg to the hip - may want to have surgery sooner rather than later, according to a ...

Beta-blockers may be associated with reduced 1-year mortality rates after hip fracture surgery, according to a retrospective cohort study of 134,915 Swedish adults who underwent primary hip fracture ...

VANCOUVER, Canada — Patients who undergo either Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy are at an increased risk of fracture, compared with patients with obesity who do not undergo ...

Older adults who experience delirium after hip fracture surgery face a significantly faster decline in memory and thinking ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rates of any fracture are higher for adults with hyperparathyroidism before surgery vs. healthy controls. Adults ...