Healio

Nonbridging external fixation comparable to volar plating for distal radius fractures

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON – Despite a growing trend toward open reduction and internal fixation of unstable distal radius ...
Nature

External fixation is more suitable for intra-articular fractures of the distal radius in elderly patients

Intra-articular fractures of the distal radius (IFDR) represent high energy, complex, unstable injuries, and account for approximately one-sixth of the fractures observed in emergency rooms. 1,2 The ...
Healio

55-year-old woman with persistent nonunion in an upper extremity

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 55-year-old woman initially sustained a closed, right distal third humeral shaft fracture in 2005 after a ...
BMJ

Thrower’s fracture of the humerus with radial nerve palsy: an unfamiliar softball injury

A fracture of the normal humerus in a healthy young adult most commonly results from significant direct trauma. Throwing sports have become increasingly popular outside of North America and bring with ...