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There are two common variants of distal radius fractures that are characterized by the direction of forces applied to the wrist during a fall: Colles fractures are the most common type of distal ...

What is a stress fracture? A stress fracture is a type of bone break or crack in the bone. Stress fractures occur when a small or moderate amount of force is applied to a bone repeatedly and over time ...

New codes and introductory language that became effective January 1, 2015 to describe percutaneous treatment of vertebral fractures have raised questions from users, which this article attempts to ...

Skull fracture. A skull fracture is a break in the skull bone. There are four major types of skull fractures, including the following: Linear skull fractures. This is the most common type of skull ...

The next episode of “1000-lb. Sisters” is called “She’s Got This Mantality.” “1000-lb. Sisters” airs at 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, on TLC. The synopsis for “She’s Got This Mantality ...

Patients with obesity who took semaglutide had lower risk for fractures vs. those who had sleeve gastrectomy. More research is needed to determine the relationship between semaglutide and bone health.

It was confirmed on Tuesday: “Honda HRC rider Xavi Vierge has successfully undergone surgery to treat multiple fractures of the cuboid bone in his right foot. “The injury was sustained during ...

Stand with your arm at your side. Actively bend your elbow up as far as possible, then grasp your forearm or wrist with your other hand and gently add pressure. Hold the bent position of your elbow ...

Beyond the fracture, Cabrera’s ankle also had some related ligament damage, which Boone said made the surgery “a little more involved” than initially expected, “but all things considered ...

Horse racing has seen sharp declines in most types of equine musculoskeletal fatalities, but reductions to one particular type of injury— the shoulder fracture—have been less dramatic.

He had a deep cut and bruising to the back of his head. Once she looked at it from the inside, she found multiple skull fractures and brain bleeding. And his body temperature when he arrived at ...