Closed reduction is often as successful as surgical treatment with internal fixing plates. However, fractures that do not heal with closed reduction often require some form of internal fixation.

The study included 478,651 postmenopausal women 66 years of age and older with no history of prior osteoporosis treatment who received either denosumab (n=89,115) or oral alendronate (n=389,536).

Bisphosphonate treatment beyond five years may offer little additional gain in bone loss reduction or fracture risk, a large new study has found. Romain S. Neugebauer, Ph.D. Researchers followed ...

Obesity can lead to technical problems and increased complications after both intramedullary nailing—the preferred method of prophylactic fixation—and open reduction internal fixation, thus offering a ...

Post-fracture care coordination programs have been shown to improve diagnosis and treatment rates. [8], [9] This partnership aims to double the 390 existing Capture the Fracture programs by the ...

This large retrospective study examines the outcome of 425 proximal humeral fractures treated surgically with either open reduction [and] internal fixation (ORIF; n=211), hemiarthroplasty (n=108 ...

Treatment for elbow fractures depends on the severity of the injury. There are both surgical and non-surgical treatment options. Share on Pinterest Antonio_Diaz/Getty Images An elbow fracture can ...