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.

Ovaska MT, Mäkinen TJ, Madanat R, et al. Risk factors for deep surgical site infection following operative treatment of ankle fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013;95:348-353.

Intra-articular calcaneus fractures are high-energy injuries that can result in significant functional loss and morbidity. The management of displaced intra-articular calcaneus fractures is ...

Background. A meta-analysis was performed to assess the association between healing rate, avascular necrosis (AVN) of femoral head and two reductions-open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) and ...

Journal information:British Medical Journal (BMJ) Provided by British Medical Journal Citation: Drug treatment to prevent hip fracture is neither viable nor cost effective (2015, May 26) retrieved ...

Osteoporosis treatment reduces the risk for hip fractures for older men just as well as it does for older women, according to a study published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. “There is ...

There is effective protection against hip fracture for the many elderly people whose skeleton is declining in strength, as a side effect of cortisone treatment. If patients receive the ...

The patients, all of whom had an MM diagnosis per International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD- 20) code C90.0., were put into 1 of 4 cohorts based on fracture-reduction medication.

Recent studies, although limited by their small sample sizes, have found prophylactic fixation to be associated with decreased perioperative blood loss, hospitalization length, extended care facility ...

Osteoporosis weakens bones, increasing fracture risks in the elderly. Maintaining bone health requires exercise, a balanced diet, lifestyle changes, and consistent medication adherence.

The AVN of ORIF and CRIF A total of eleven studies [11, 12, 14, 16–18, 20–24] met the inclusion and exclusion criteria in the meta-analysis between AVN and the two reductions ( Table 2 ...