A 90-year-old woman presented to the ED after sustaining a ground-level fall onto her right knee earlier in the day.Her medical history is significant for atrial fibrillation on apixaban ...

An 82-year-old woman with a medical history of diabetes mellitus type 2 (most recent hemoglobin A1c of 10.3%), atrial fibrillation (on apixaban) and hypothyroidism presented to our ED with left ...

The femur, your thigh bone, is the largest and strongest bone in your body. When it breaks, it takes a long time to heal. Breaking your femur can make daily tasks more difficult because it’s one ...

Neonatal physeal fracture of the distal femur is often difficult to diagnose. Timely and accurate diagnosis and appropriate therapy are critical in order to avoid permanent morbidity and ...

Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara has been diagnosed with a non-displaced distal radius fracture that he suffered in Friday night's game against the Detroit Tigers. Uehara was struck by a grounder ...

(if applicable) Why this is important:- In a large minority of patients with a distal radius fracture, the bone fragments are displaced and need manipulation and reduction into an anatomical position.

Fractures of the distal radius are among the most common of musculoskeletal injuries; they occur at a rate of approximately 2 such injuries per 1000 individuals per year. As with most fractures ...