A 42-year-old woman was involved in a motorcycle crash and sustained a type II open, right distal-third tibia and fibula fractures (Figure 1). The patient was appropriately resuscitated, given IV ...

A parent bracing for the prognosis of their child's broken bone might hear "growth plate fracture" and immediately think unfixable damage has been done. Certainly, growth plate fractures should be ...

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on February 20, 2001, and has been updated in order to provide the reader with additional references as well as to clarify several issues. The ...

My $5,000 foot is almost 70 years old. Free advice (Once you have bought this paper!): Don’t break a bone in your foot. If you have simple foot pain, avoid an Emergency Department if at all possible.

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. A 68-year-old man presented to our outpatient orthopedic ...

Orthopaedic care is focused on diagnosing, treating, and preventing conditions, such as bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, and tendons from going into dysfunction or being injured. It plays a leading ...

These investigators enrolled 60 bisphosphonate-naïve males ages 4 to 25 years old treated with glucocorticoids for genetically confirmed Duchenne muscular dystrophy. After 22 patients were excluded ...