Physeal stress injuries can occur at the proximal humerus, distal radius, distal femur and the proximal tibia. Although most of the physeal stress injuries resolve with rest, some may result in growth ...

“We could demonstrate, that early active motion rehabilitation for postoperative treatment after locking plate fixation of proximal humerus fractures was not inferior to a restrictive treatment ...

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics ...

Quantum physics is the study of matter and energy at its most fundamental level. A central tenet of quantum physics is that energy comes in indivisible packets called quanta. Quanta behave very ...

Quantum astrochemist Clara Sousa-Silva studies how molecules in space interact with light, offering clues to what distant objects are made of.

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Your elbow joint consists of the articulation of three bones: your humerus, your ulna, and your radius. Your humerus is your upper-arm bone, and the radius and ulna make up your forearm. The radial ...

The ankle joint is a complex junction of three bones known as the fibula, tibia, and talus. The tibia is commonly referred to as the shin bone, while the fibula is the thinner lower leg bone adjacent ...